What Legislation Could Actually Protect Audio Professionals From Generative AI

// Originally on Production Expert 23 August 2026

David Barber's open letter proposes two legislative foundations: a statutory ban on copyrighting prompt-driven AI outputs, and mandatory disclosure across visual, audible, and metadata channels. With the EU AI Act's Article 50 now in force and the NO FAKES Act before the US Senate, his letter arrives into an active legislative record rather than a blank one. This analysis sets

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