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Pecos Hank loses a billion views to content thieves: Copyright Alliance Creator Spotlight

Wow! Thanks for the information. That is crazy. There was a time when the music and entertainment industry carried the weight of photographers and videographers when it came to copyright matters. Not sure they are still fighting for everyone.
 
I am no lawyer and really have no stake in this since I have never made enough money from my pictures and videos to make it worthwhile to take action on this, but what Dan describes above in his partial list sounds to me like something that could fall under RICO.
 
Interesting story in the LA Times related to this subject. Like I've said so many times over the years, depending on outlets like YouTube for your income is not a good idea.

www.latimes.com

Google is training its AI tools on YouTube videos. These creators aren't happy

YouTube creators are concerned that Google is training its text-to-video AI tool Veo on their videos and not giving them the option to opt out. For creators who make their livelihoods through YouTube, they are worried about their future.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com
 
I should note that, legally, the definition of AI-generated “copied media” has yet to be clearly established. Some argue that if an image or video is altered by more than 20%, it qualifies as a new creation, free from copyright claims, but this remains untested. The true standard will ultimately need to be defined through court cases—which may take years. In theory, a large group of creators could eventually file a class-action lawsuit against a social media and/or AI-generation company if it could be proven that the platform was generating large-scale copies of original works, with liability hinging on how much the original content was actually changed. Again, the costs to pursue this type of case would be colossal on your own, as it's not a slam dunk copyright case, but would involve a lot of experts and legal maneuvering.

Good luck everyone. I'm going back to earthworm farming in Vulgeria.
 
Here is a link to some really low quality, AI tornado footage based on genuine footage. I've seen much better done on professional equipment, but consumer grade will soon be able to produce almost 100% realistic copies. It's coming, and it WILL DEVASTATE THE markets. You can also do this from a single picture -- not just footage. Hackers will be able to repackage a live chase in just minutes and the creators will have no recourse.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1964045912961142847
 
This is because AI still looks fake. Once you cannot tell the difference, people won't care. Chasers and other creators will hate it, but it's coming. We live in a world of microscopic attention spans when it comes to visuals. Movies are the best example. Special effects use to be a joke and we ignored them, but now, most people would not know the difference.
 
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