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Filmmakers and video content creators: as AI tools lower production costs and remove barriers to entry, are you gaining real leverage against studio dominance, or are the same power imbalances just being reproduced at a smaller scale?
Under the precedent established by Thaler v. Perlmutter, affirmed by the D.C. Circuit in 2025 and left intact when the Supreme Court denied certiorari in March 2026, purely AI-generated content cannot be copyrighted, meaning the film or series you built with generative AI may not be legally yours to protect.
When you use AI to generate visuals, score, or script elements, how are you thinking about ownership, and has the legal ambiguity changed what tools you choose or how much you disclose?
As audiences grow more aware of AI-assisted production, do you feel pressure to be transparent, and do you think disclosure will become an expectation independent creators are held to more harshly than studios?
Deadline: May 21st, 2026 07:55 PM (May close early)
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