Audrey Schomer

New York

Media Analyst and Research Editor at Variety

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Articles

What an AI War on Copyright Law Could Mean for Content Creators

2 days ago | variety.com | Audrey Schomer

Earlier this month, Block CEO Jack Dorsey provoked a torrent of debate after posting “delete all IP law” on Twitter/X, to which Elon Musk responded, “I agree.” The controversy exposed a rift in perspectives toward IP ownership between AI proponents and creators. Dorsey rejected one user’s argument that IP law is what shields the works and inventions of creators and smaller innovators from ruthless reproduction by incumbents, writing, “times have changed. one person can build more faster.
What an AI War on Copyright Law Could Mean for Content Creators

2 days ago | wp.me | Audrey Schomer

Jack Dorsey’s post on X/Twitter to “delete all IP law” exposed a rift in perspectives on IP ownership in the age of generative AI IP law would be hard to eliminate, but governments may weaken copyright protections to favor AI training on copyrighted works Training on scraped copyrighted works without a license already hurts economic incentives to create and share original works Earlier this month, Block CEO Jack Dorsey provoked a torrent of debate after posting “delete all IP law” on...
Studio Ghibli Style AI Images and Copyright Infringement

2 weeks ago | wp.me | Audrey Schomer

The viral Studio Ghibli-style images trend could strengthen arguments that OpenAI’s 4o image model is infringing copyright, according to legal perspectives several IP litigation lawyers shared with VIP+. The release of OpenAI’s 4o image generation model in ChatGPT on March 25 unleashed a viral storm of AI-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli animation as users uploaded and asked the system to remake personal photographs and other images as restyled versions.
Studio Ghibli Style AI Images and Copyright Infringement

2 weeks ago | variety.com | Audrey Schomer

The viral Studio Ghibli-style images trend could strengthen arguments that OpenAI’s 4o image model is infringing copyright, according to legal perspectives several IP litigation lawyers shared with VIP+. The release of OpenAI’s 4o image generation model in ChatGPT on March 25 unleashed a viral storm of AI-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli animation as users uploaded and asked the system to remake personal photographs and other images as restyled versions.
Most Consumers Wary of Fully AI-Generated Creative Content: Exclusive Survey

1 month ago | wp.me | Audrey Schomer

Consumers prefer media content produced by humans instead of generative AI, according to a recent survey by management consultancy Baringa shared exclusively with VIP+. The survey was fielded in January 2025 among a total 5,004 global respondents in the U.S., U.K., Australia, the Netherlands and Germany. Most global consumers would be uncomfortable consuming fully AI-generated (70%) or AI-assisted (54%) creative content.
Most Consumers Wary of Fully AI-Generated Creative Content: Exclusive Survey

1 month ago | variety.com | Audrey Schomer

Consumers prefer media content produced by humans instead of generative AI, according to a recent survey by management consultancy Baringa shared exclusively with VIP+. The survey was fielded in January 2025 among a total 5,004 global respondents in the U.S., U.K., Australia, the Netherlands and Germany. Most global consumers would be uncomfortable consuming fully AI-generated (70%) or AI-assisted (54%) creative content.
How Creators Are Licensing Content to Train AI Video Models

1 month ago | variety.com | Audrey Schomer

Independent creators are beginning to license their content as data to train AI video models. High production value publisher content accounts for most licensing activity for foundation video models. But high-quality creator video is also finding its way into the licensing mix and viewed as an equally viable and valuable source of the data that’s used to train AI video models.
Can Content Licensing for AI Training Last?

1 month ago | variety.com | Audrey Schomer

Data licensing for AI training has become a sudden and fast-evolving market in the last couple years. Since 2023, AI companies have pursued licensing deals with media rights holders to secure access to content and use it as high-quality data to train AI models of any modality, including text, image, music and video. Thirty content owner deals with AI developers have been publicly confirmed among news media publishers, stock image companies and others, according to VIP+ tracking.
Why Studios Are Still Uncertain About Using AI Video in Film and TV

2 months ago | wp.me | Audrey Schomer

While Hollywood has taken steps toward generative AI video in film and TV production — most publicly borne out by Lionsgate’s partnership with Runway — the industry is still largely mired in a state of limbo, according to several VIP+ conversations with sources at prominent VFX studios. Every major Hollywood and VFX studio is mutually trying to figure out what’s okay versus not okay to do.
Why Studios Are Still Uncertain About Using AI Video in Film and TV

2 months ago | variety.com | Audrey Schomer

While Hollywood has taken steps toward generative AI video in film and TV production — most publicly borne out by Lionsgate’s partnership with Runway — the industry is still largely mired in a state of limbo, according to several VIP+ conversations with sources at prominent VFX studios. Every major Hollywood and VFX studio is mutually trying to figure out what’s okay versus not okay to do. Film, TV and VFX studios currently see the following concerns currently preventing more use of AI imagery:1.