FEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & Tech
Peter Csathy's podcast explores the future of entertainment, media and tech and features the entrepreneurs, executives, and creators leading the way - all with a healthy mix of mind, body and soul. Diverse stories, from diverse voices via Peter's expert analyses and exclusive interviews. Peter is an internationally recognized media, entertainment and tech expert and Chairman of Creative Media, a leading legal services and business advisory firm (creativemedia.biz). He is the author of several critically-acclaimed industry books and regular contributor to Forbes, Variety, TheWrap, Billboard, Consequence, TechCrunch and USA Today. Follow Peter on Twitter @pcsathy, reach out to him at bizdev@creativemedia.biz, and sign up to his "Fearless Media" newsletter (fearlessmedia.substack.com) and separate "AI & NFT Legal Update" newsletter (ainftlegalupdate.substack.com) - both on Substack.
Episodes
97 episodes
EMERGENCY POD: Kadrey v. Meta's "Fair Use" Decision - Don't Believe The Tech Bro Hype, Copyright Owners Are The Big Winners
In this emergency podcast episode, Peter Csathy's co-hosts discuss the second ground-breaking AI copyright "fair use" decision in the past two days - this time Judge Vince Chhabria's in Kadrey v. Meta (from the same federal district court in No...
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Episode 40
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28:00
On "AI & Entrepreneurship" - Interview with Peter Csathy
Host Peter Csathy was recently interviewed by Robert Milazzo who is a professor, creator and founder of The Modern School of Film — an educational studio that has pro...
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Episode 38
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42:51
Emergency Pod: First "Fair Use" Ruling In GenAI Case - What It All Means
In this emergency episode, AI/media expert Peter Csathy's co-hosts discuss his just-posted written analysis of the first federal Judge's ruling on the critical issue of "fair use" in the context of generative AI. The decision was just handed do...
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Episode 39
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13:37
New York's New AI "Synthetic Performer" Disclosure Law - Exposed!
Last week, just in time for Cannes Lions 2025 — the most important advertising industry soiree of the year — New York’s legislature passed a groundbreaking new law that requires advertisers (and those who create those ads) to conspicuously disc...
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Episode 37
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18:08
Hollywood Finally Joins The AI Copyright Fight! (Disney & NBCU Sue Midjourney)
Last week, host Peter Csathy called for Hollywood studios to finally cast aside their silence and join the AI copyright fight - to loudly voice the creative community's concerns about AI developers using their copyrighted works without consent ...
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Episode 36
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19:24
Hollywood's "Fair Use" AI Knockout Punch. Coming Soon?
Peter Csathy's synthetic co-hosts discuss Csathy's most recent article that discusses and analyzes where things stand in the current AI copyright infringement / "fair use" battle royale that is playing out between media and big tech companies i...
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Episode 35
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34:40
OpenAI & Studio Ghibli: Yes, "Style" Can Be Infringed
This episode features a discussion of the great debate that is front and center now about OpenAI's new image generator, and how it's being widely used by users around the world to create anime art based on the "style" of famed anime artist Haya...
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Episode 34
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12:12
AI Search: A "Code Red" for All Websites (96% Less Referrals!)
Host Peter Csathy's "synthetic" co-hosts discuss a sobering reality that faces all websites (not just media publishers and entertainment companies). For general purpose search, consumers increasingly turn to conversational AI chatbots like Open...
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Episode 33
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11:57
Is Thomson Reuters' Copyright Win A Fatal Blow to "Fair Use"?
Host Peter Csathy recently was a guest on Ricky Sutton's "Future Media" podcast to discuss the recent rejection of "fair use" as a defense to AI training infri...
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Episode 32
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57:29
Is 100% "Ethically Sourced" Generative AI Possible?
In this episode, Peter Csathy's "synthetic" co-hosts discuss his most recent article that asks the provocative question, "Is 100% ethically sourced generative AI even possible?" Csathy's article lays out both sides of the argument - those who s...
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Episode 31
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10:28
Does AI Dumb Down Creativity?
This discussion focuses on host Peter Csathy's latest feature article of the same name, which explores whether AI can ever create truly "original" and groundbreaking Art without humans controlling it as a tool to their own human creation. The d...
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Episode 30
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11:47
Conversation with Eric Shamlin, Creator of Iconic AI-Generated "Holidays" Coke Ad
Host Peter Csathy recently was a featured speaker at ThinkLA’s big AI-focused event (ThinkLA serves marketing and media executives). Peter invited CEO Eric Shamlin of production company Secret Level to join him. Shamlin and his team created the...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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24:45
How Courts Will Assess Damages In Generative AI Copyright Cases
In this episode, based on Peter Csathy's article of the same name, Peter's "synth" hosts discuss the central issue of remedies and damages for winning rights-holders in generative AI copyright cases -- and, relatedly, how the courts will even b...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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13:27
Court Rejects AI's "Fair Use": Now What?
This episode is a discussion of host Peter Csathy's new article titled, "Court Rejects AI's Fair Use: Now What?" (generated using Google NotebookLM). Csathy's article discusses all the issues raised by (and ramifications of) Judge Stephen Bibas...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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12:25
Bombshell AI "Fair Use" Court Win for Creators & Media: What It Means?
In this special episode, based on host Peter Csathy's most recent emergency newsletter about the recent bombshell Thomson Reuters court ruling, Csathy's synthe...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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8:16
DeepSeek: What It Means for Media & Entertainment
This episode discusses host Peter Csathy's latest article about DeepSeek and its potential massive implications on the media and entertainment industry (not to mention U.S. generative AI developers). The conversation is hosted by Google Noteboo...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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16:36
Conversation with Andy Beach (fmr. CTO Microsoft): AI, DeepSeek & Hollywood
Host Peter Csathy of Creative Media sits down for a conversation with Andy Beach, former CTO of Microsoft's Media and Entertainment group, who just ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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44:46
Volume Is Out, "Fine Tuning" Is In for GenAI Video Licensing
There was a time when “bulk” was the metric that mattered most to Big Tech for video content (“data”) needed for GenAI training purposes. In fact, those times were just months ago. “The more, the better!” was Silicon Valley’s mantra. B...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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14:26
AI Litigation Tracker (for week ending 1/25/25)
This episode features a summary and discussion of the latest developments (as of January 25th, 2025) in 10 key litigations brought by media companies and individual creators against generative Ai developers (on the issues of copyright infringem...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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19:10
AI Litigation Tracker (for week ending 1/19/25)
This episode features a summary and discussion of the most recent major developments in 10 key litigations brought by media companies and individual creators against generative Ai developers (on the issues of copyright infringement and related ...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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28:07
Generative AI & Copyright: Analysis of 10K+ Submissions on "Fair Use" (Key Themes, Sentiment)
Peter Csathy's synthetic co-hosts summarize and discuss the new exclusive analysis by NYU Professors Howie Singer, Joao Sedoc, and Foster Provost of the 10,000+ submissions to the U.S. Copyright Office commenting on the question of copyrightabi...
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Episode 22
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14:03
10 Predictions for AI, Media & Entertainment in 2025
Host and AI/media expert Peter Csathy, Chairman of Creative Media, lays out his closely-watched annual 10 predictions for how generative AI will impact the world of media and entertainment in 2025.
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Episode 21
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21:53
Interview with Will Kreth, CEO of HAND - The World's First "Talent ID" Database for AI
In this episode, Peter features his exclusive interview with founder and CEO Will Kreth of HAND (Human and Digital), a company focused on developing the world's first standardized "talent ID" system for generative AI and more -- i.e., the first...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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45:31
Interview with ProRata.ai's Josh Freeman (About Its "Ethical AI" Approach to Search)
In this episode, host Peter Csathy interviews Josh Freeman, VP of Business Development of "must watch" company ProRata.ai, which sits at the center of the generative AI/content divide. The company has already raised $30 million at a valuation o...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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43:07