• Creator Economy Law – Issue #30

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #30

    The AI Issue 🤖 Platform AI disclosures are here, LAION fights back against photographers, EU moves ahead, A chat with the Data Diva, and much more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading,…

  • Creator Economy Law – Issue #27

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #27

    France regulates influencers, the DOJ has entered the arena, UMPG sends YouTube copyright strike over AI, Twitter goes Doge, and more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading, share with friends, and invite…

  • French law proposes crack down on influencers and platforms

    France is aiming to crack down on the reported 150,000 influencers creating content for French audiences on social media channels. This matters on a global scale. “The objective of this bill is to create and strengthen a legal system that can both empower and sanction, where appropriate, all influencers, their agencies, advertisers and distribution platforms,…

  • Creator Economy Law – Issue #26

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #26

    Taking a break from AI, That TikTok hearing, and more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading, share with friends, and invite them to subscribe using the button above and share using #CreatorEconomyLaw. 9,…

  • Creator Economy Law – Issue #25

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #25

    YouTubers sued, SEC charges for endorsements, FTC investigating platforms, AI Copyright boundaries pushed, Epic announces Creator Economy 2.0, and more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading, share with friends, and invite them…

  • Creator Economy Law – Issue #24

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #24

    TikTok ban or sale imminent, Copyright Office AI guidance, $75B creator economy revenues by 2024, SVB and creators, More AI + less ethics, and more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading, share…

  • Creator Economy Law – Issue #23

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #23

    RESTRICTing TikTok, AI Fight with Copyright Office Continues, FTC “weaponized”​ against Twitter, YouTube Music’s union problem, + more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading, share with friends, and invite them to subscribe…

  • NLRB Issues Decision in YouTube Music Workers Misclassification

    The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is coming to haunt Google’s YouTube Music for classifying some workers as contractors instead of employees. The contractors “constitute a unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9(b) of the Act.” The decision says that “Employees will vote whether or not they wish to be represented for purposes…

  • What’s going on with original audio on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels?

    If you use any short-form content platform, such as TikTok, Instagram / Facebook Reels, or YouTube Shorts, then you’ve probably seen the “Original Audio” indicator or some other feature that flags the audio source for the content. But, have you ever stopped to think about the legal issues that surround audio in short-form content? Let’s…

  • How can creators prove content authenticity? Rapid AI advancements make this problematic.

    What’s one of the biggest issues for content creators and brands in the face of AI’s rapid development? 🕵️‍♂️ Proving content authenticity. Patrick Kulp over at AdWeek published a great article The Rise of AI Content Generation Stirs Brand Reputation Fears. As noted in the article, “Gartner predicts 80% of marketers will deal with content…