Copyright Is Dead by Dan Youra

COPYRIGHT IS DEAD

by

Dan Youra

This book was born out of necessity. The battle cry “Copyright Is Dead” cannot go unchallenged. For too long, artists, creators, and everyday citizens have been left without a clear trail to follow in the storm of artificial intelligence. The promoters of AI declare the death of copyright.The law lags as corporations race ahead. Ordinary people are caught in the dust.

As a publisher, writer, and cartoonist, who has worked across decades, I’ve seen firsthand how originality gets tested by new machines, new markets, and now, by algorithms that mimic without memory and generate without soul.

The CopyRider campaign grew out of this tension: to protect originality, expose deception, and light a beacon for fair competition. What follows is both a story and a manual—a map of the open range where truth and creativity must still ride free.

The CopyRider rides into an untamed frontier — a digital landscape where the old laws of creativity are being tested by new forces of artificial intelligence. In this land, creators can be pioneers or prey. The mission of this book is simple: to give every rider the knowledge and tools they need to survive and thrive on the open range of ideas.

As you turn these pages, you’ll find maps to guide you, codes to steer your choices, and tools to defend what’s yours. The six tools of the open range are not theory or decoration — they are meant to be used. Together, we can carve out a future where innovation and integrity ride side by side.

Promoters of AI must be shown that “Copyright Is NOT Dead.”

Every frontier has its myths, its dangers, and its heroes. The American West

was no different: open land, contested claims, cattle rustlers, and brave riders

who defended their herds and homes. Today, we face a new frontier: the digital

range shaped by artificial intelligence. The fences are invisible, but the stakes

are real — your originality, your data, your voice.

This book lays out both the threats and the tools. Here’s what you’ll find on the

trail ahead:

PART I –– New Frontier

Chapter 1 – Who Rides the Open Range? Creators are today’s ranchers,

guarding originality instead of cattle. AI rustlers threaten to steal what isn’t

theirs

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Chapter 2 – Why Copyright Still Matters. Explains why copyright remains the

strongest fence line protecting human authorship.

Chapter 3 – Selling Content in the Age of AI. Practical strategies for selling

characters, stories, and creative work.

Chapter 4 – Rustlers on the Frontier. Exposes how false claims and AI fraud

undercut honest riders.

Chapter 5 – Transparency on the Trail. How honesty becomes a market

advantage.

Chapter 6 – The CopyRider Rises. How cartoons, videos, and advocacy spark

a movement.

Chapter 7 – The Trail Map of Truth. The six guiding Codes of the Open Range.

Chapter 8 – The Riders of the True Beacon. Celebrates watchdogs and

truth-tellers

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Chapter 9 – The Sovereign Data Rider. Declares ownership of your data, art,

and voice.

PART II –– Path To Success

ACTION STEPS – How To Do It –– The Loophole That Can Make You Money.How to secure your copyright and profit from the formula © = AI + U.