Artists vs. AI, Superheroes on Strike and a Vice Renaissance

A recent court ruling may prove challenging for creatives seeking to protect their rights [A WGA picketer's sign reads "Humanity vs. AI" outside Warner Bros. Studio on Aug. 16.]( [Artists Face an Uphill Battle Against AI in Copyright Cases | PRO Insight]( By Peter Csathy Let’s start with the good news for human creators. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. just upheld the U.S. Copyright Office’s policy that AI-only generated works cannot enjoy copyright protection. Human creativity is “at the core of copyrightability, even as that human creativity is channeled through new tools or into new media,” District Judge Beryl Howell wrote. Her ruling Friday puts to rest, at least for now, fears in Hollywood that AI can displace writers to create commercially protected scripts. Why would studios and streamers go the AI-only route if they can’t protect their work product? [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Superman, Spider-Man and Deadpool show their support for the strikes]( [Time Out! Why Strike Delays Might Be Good for Ailing Superhero Movies]( By Scott Mendelson and Umberto Gonzalez DC’s “Blue Beetle,” with its soft $25 million opening, is the latest superhero movie to prove that the genre isn’t the surefire box office hit it used to be. And whether or not the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are taking their toll, studios could use this time to take another look at their superhero movie strategies. “What’s affecting superhero movies or other big IP franchises isn’t a labor stoppage,” a top agent told TheWrap. “It’s that Gen Z is now the main theatre-going demographic and they don’t care about superheroes nearly as much as Millennials and Gen X. And that’s a massive problem for Marvel/DC.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [404 Media co-founders]( [4 Former Vice Journalists Launch Independent Tech Publication]( By Natalie Korach Four former Motherboard journalists launched an independent tech publication, 404 Media, after leaving their roles at Vice. The publication will be a journalist-owned digital media company that will bring “unparalleled access,” to internet and technology reporting. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [lachlan murdoch]( [Lachlan Murdoch to Pay Australian Publisher’s Legal Costs in Defamation Lawsuit]( [Elon Musk, verification marks (Getty Images)]( [Elon Musk Plans to Remove Headlines From News Article Posts on X]( [Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato (Photo credit: Getty Images)]( [Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato Split From Manager Scooter Braun]( [hannah gutierrez reed rust alec {NAME} halyna hutchins]( [‘Rust’ Armorer Trial Start Pushed Back to February 2024]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](