In March 2022, we blogged about Rights Manager, Meta’s barely functioning content protection tool. As you may recall, Facebook introduced video to its platforms in 2007, after which, it waited NINE DAMN YEARS to release a product meant to stem the massive, entirely foreseeable tide of piracy that would come... Read more
One rainy L.A. morning, we were minding our own business, slowly drying off after navigating another atmospheric river, when we encountered a nasty surprise. No, it wasn’t the dog poop by the office building elevators – we knew where that came from. What truly disgusted us was the resurgence of... Read more
The 76th Cannes Film Festival will take place May 16–27, 2023. As in previous years, filmmakers from around the world will converge on the French Riviera in the south of France for one of the world’s greatest celebrations of cinematic arts. Some attendees will compete for accolades from the competition... Read more
On May 1, 2023, artists and other celebrities gathered in New York City for the Met Gala, an annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. This year’s ticket price? $50,000 per person. Now, we don’t want to make assumptions, but we’re guessing our readers at home don’t... Read more
After sparing no expense to send you to Mexico in our last roundup, we’re back with budgeting advice for a Las Vegas trip, whether real or imaginary. Creatives must make the most of every dollar. Otherwise, few films would get made! We’re sure you’re familiar with a few ways to... Read more
When we published our first international arts roundup for Venice’s Biennale, we predicted events might once again draw our attention beyond the USA. No special occasion was necessary to inspire a roundup about Mexico, our neighbor geographically and culturally. American and Mexican cultures have become parts of one another, so... Read more
Resuming our roundups of art from American cities, we realized that we wanted to highlight the remarkable people who have made our artistic traditions great, as well as the wonderful places where art can be enjoyed. That’s why we’re back with a roundup of Chicago artists, organized from the nineteenth-century... Read more
By Bryan Alkemeyer
So, you jumped onboard the latest social media fad, posting AI-generated portraits from the app Lensa? We hate to burst your #trending bubble, but you shouldn’t have – not if you care about creative rights. Admittedly, we can’t blame you too much. As often happens online, you thought you were... Read more
If you happen to follow CreativeFuture on social media, you will see that we travel from our Los Angeles office to Washington, D.C. four or so times each year with creative teams from films or television shows. Ever wonder why we do that? It’s not because the copyright gods require... Read more
In August 2022, Meta launched an interactive AI tool called BlenderBot. As the name suggests, it generates text by remixing online content. In other words, it’s the latest Big Tech product built on infringement in the name of innovation. Comparing earlier language generators to BlenderBot, Vox reported it’s unbelievably crappy.... Read more