AI also is said to be a major point of contention in talks between the SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP.

The executive order, however, did not address copyright, and other action will be left to Congress.

There already is disagreement over details.

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland wth SAG-AFTRA picketers

The Copyright Office also is in the midst of gathering public comment on its approach to AI.

A number of authors, including John Grisham and George R.R.

That is the standard by which courts weigh whether the unauthorized use of a copyrighted work is legal.

As such, courts weigh a series of factors in determining whether a use is fair.

Some AI companies already are doing that.

OpenAI, for instance, has a licensing agreement with Shutterstock.

An alternative proposal is for content owners to opt-out of having their protected works used in training models.

Yet the MPA warned that such methods may prove to be unworkable.

Such record-keeping may be necessary anyway in the event of litigation, they wrote.

But with AI, the studios want flexibility.

Such a requirement would hinder creative freedom, the MPAs team wrote.