Tag: intellectual property

Skip explains why Hollywood keeps prioritizing remakes and reboots, as audience behavior consistently favors familiar catalog content over new originals. Studios follow engagement data and reduce risk by investing in known IP, which brings built-in awareness and marketing advantages. The…

Warner Music Group struck a multiyear first-look documentary deal with Netflix, giving the streamer a repeatable pipeline of music films and series built around WMG artists, songwriters, and catalog rights. The agreement matters because it turns Warner’s music IP into…

ByteDance is facing legal pressure from Disney, Paramount Skydance and the Motion Picture Association after its Seedance 2.0 AI video tool generated recognizable Hollywood characters and celebrity likenesses from simple prompts. The dispute isn’t just about copyright, it’s about who…

Canon is becoming the most valuable asset in an AI-driven entertainment economy, shifting the industry’s focus from content creation to content authority. As generative AI platforms proliferate, studios risk losing control unless they define and enforce what’s canonically “real” within…

A recent Bain & Co. report warns that media companies must either "own the consumer, own the IP, or own nothing" to compete with tech giants.

Cineverse has launched Matchpoint Reel Visuals AI, a service enabling content owners to monetize assets for AI training via non-exclusive revenue-sharing agreements. This platform bridges independent studios and AI platforms, addressing the growing demand for datasets while ensuring ethical use…

Adeia has sued Disney, including Hulu and ESPN, for allegedly infringing on six streaming technology patents related to episode tracking, cloud storage, and keyframe synchronization. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware, seeks damages and an injunction, as Adeia defends its intellectual…

The LA Times reports that AI companies like OpenAI have pitched Hollywood studios on the potential of AI tools to streamline the production of films and TV shows, but major partnerships have yet to materialize. Despite a high-profile deal between…

Musi, a free music-streaming app, has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging the tech giant wrongfully removed it from the App Store based on unfounded complaints from YouTube. Musi claims YouTube falsely accused the app of violating its terms of…