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The Supreme Court Just Became Hollywood’s New BFF in Its AI Fight | PRO Insight
Narrowing the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement may become critical to protecting artists’ livelihoods as bots scrape their creative works
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ChatGPT Generates a New Job Title for Human Writers: ‘Prompt Engineer’
While some fear AI will trash creative careers, others may consider reinventing themselves as experts in getting the right output from the new tools
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The Superhero Movie Isn’t Dying – but Something Needs to Change | Charts
Lukewarm reception to recent Marvel and DC films shows why studios are looking to reboot their franchises
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‘Fast X’ Got the Global Box Office It Needed to Have a Hope of Making a Profit
While still declining in the U.S., the 10th “Fast & Furious” film’s box office grosses rebounded in several key countries from the COVID-era “F9”
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10 Takeaways from the 2023-2024 Upfronts: Few Celebs, Lots of Questions
In the months ahead, prepare for an onslaught of reality and game shows as networks pivot away from scripted content during the writers’ strike
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Letter From Cannes: Martin Scorsese Talks ‘Flower Moon’ Changes, Reception – ‘I Hope It Makes a Difference’
WaxWord chats with the legendary director fresh off the premiere of “Killers of the Flower Moon”
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‘We’ve Been Here Before’: Studios and Writers Got Unexpected Preparation for a Long Strike
The pandemic gave studios the playbook for a long work stoppage, while WGA’s battle with agencies helped organize writers
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Big AI Implications Lurk in the Supreme Court’s Andy Warhol Verdict | Analysis
The perennial “fair use” debate as it applies to computer-generated art just got thornier thanks to a new ruling
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He Helped Train ChatGPT – and It Traumatized Him | PRO Insight
For less than $1 per hour, workers in Nairobi, Kenya, trained OpenAI’s GPT models, and they walked away shaken by the harrowing content they taught the software to avoid
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Keanu Reeves’ ‘John Wick’ Movies Pass $1 Billion Globally, Showing the Value of New IP | Analysis
Lionsgate’s original action series is one of Hollywood’s biggest R-rated franchises
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‘Daily Show’ Writer Explains How Picketers Formed a Rebel Alliance to Shut Down ‘Evil’ | PRO Insight
Comedian Joseph Opio recounts how a small group of WGA strikers stopped production on the Paramount+ show with the support of the Teamsters
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‘Jeopardy! Masters’ Premiere Scores Highest Franchise Viewership Since 2020 in Delayed Viewing | Exclusive
The May 8 premiere of the ABC spinoff drew in 6.7 million total viewers
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California Film Production Tax Credits Face Uncertain Future
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend the program, while some economists say it’s a money drain at time when the state faces a massive budget deficit
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A Little Sex, Please? Hollywood Says No Thank You
Where did all the big-screen sex scenes go? Why frisky behavior is disappearing from feature films
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Jen vs. Ben: ‘The Mother’ and ‘Air’ Vie for This Week’s Top Streaming Movie | Chart
In the end, Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix thriller edges out Ben Affleck’s Prime Video biopic about the Michael Jordan-Nike sneaker collaboration
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