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AI Copyright - Creator Rights

Risking Kindness: Why AI chatbots reflect our truths back to us on demand (probably).
We rush to AI not because it's genius, but because it never disagrees. What happens when we seek support and comfort inside the echo chambers we carry…
 • Declan Dunn
We're All Naruto: The Monkey Got 25%, While AI Creators Get Nothing. Why?
A macaque takes a perfect selfie, gets 25%. You spend hours prompting AI. The law says both of you own nothing. The choice? Stay quiet. Don't admit AI…
 • Declan Dunn
10:42
When Everything You Create Starts Sounding Like ChatGPT (And How to Fix It)
You thought AI would save time. Instead, you're editing endless drafts and everything sounds generic. The problem isn't the AI: it's how you're using…
 • Declan Dunn
11:22
Getty Loses AI Copyright Case: What the UK Ruling Means for You - Creator or Not
Getty Images—the most litigious photo company on Earth—just lost their AI copyright case. If they can't protect their $3B brand with armies of lawyers…
 • Declan Dunn
9:34
Dotcom Deja Vu: 3 Signals the AI Bubble is Popping (one might be your electric bill)
The money games are back Content slop generated endlessly. Electric grid built on AI hope. I saw Dotcom in 1999. Similar signals are here. And your…
 • Declan Dunn
10:34
Breaking the $4/Min Barrier: How AI Pays $120 for Raw Video and $30 for another?
Lionsgate's entire catalog wasn't enough to train AI. Someone's buying 50,000 hours of dog videos. Your unused footage might be worth $1-4/min—if you…
 • Declan Dunn
16:34
AI Pays Authors $3,000 Per Book?! 2025 Licensing Rates for Writers & Photographers
Big tech said creator work was worthless. Anthropic just settled for ~$3K per book. What's the real value? After a long AI winter, spring arrives. Your…
 • Declan Dunn
19:48
The Beginning is Near - The AI Bubble Finally Burst and that's the Best Thing!
"Stop hiring humans"? Really? The AI hype machine finally crashed. Free from billionaire hot air, build AI that works for you. Trust your voice. Amplify…
 • Declan Dunn
19:11
Zero Sum AI Game? Everyone Loses When Artists vs Engineers Make AI Dumber
AI may teach us the value of being human! Why artists and engineers are both losing the AI game, so simple a 5-year-old understands. Play together and…
 • Declan Dunn
10:06
Fear and Loathing in the Cult of AI: 3 Steps to Waking from the Subtle Matrix
Are you using AI, or is it using you? A gonzo journey through hype posing as progress. Why America worships AI while China builds it. Plus 3 steps to…
 • Declan Dunn
16:08
Trump Kills AI Copyright Rules: How Creators Thrive NOT Survive Now
Trump's AI Policy makes AI content fair game —following China's playbook while creators lose protection. Here's how to adapt when the rules change…
 • Declan Dunn
15:02
Free AI Content is Over: License or Die
Developers built AI empires on free content while creators got nothing. Courts are deciding differently now. The licensing wave is here whether you…
 • Declan Dunn
20:34
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