Imagine If: We Got it Right

In this RallyCast episode, John Paul Keeler and Carl Osterlof sit down with Sean Clark, Vice President of Media Licensing at Adeia, to discuss copyright in the AI era. Drawing from two decades of experience in media licensing, Sean explores how "efficient infringement" strategies employed by AI companies echo the early days of digital piracy, but with far broader implications for creators.

Twenty years ago, the music industry faced its first digital disruption when Napster challenged traditional distribution models. Today, we're witnessing history repeat itself as AI training models scrape creative content at unprecedented scale, leaving artists and creators scrambling for fair compensation. The parallels are striking, but the stakes have never been higher. Unlike the music industry's eventual resolution through platforms like Spotify and A ...