But can you legally own it?

In this episode of Pros Talking Prose, Stacey Smekofske and Troy Lambert sit down with intellectual property attorney Bradlee Frazer to unpack the legal realities behind AI-generated content, copyright ownership, and Amazon’s KDP Terms of Service.

If you’re an author using AI — even just for drafting — this conversation could change how you think about ownership, publishing, and protecting your work.

We cover:

✔️ Why AI-generated content is not automatically copyrightable

✔️ The difference between creation, ownership, and registration

✔️ What Amazon’s KDP Clause 5.5 actually means

✔️ Why “prompting” does NOT equal authorship

✔️ How copyright litigation really works

✔️ The legal risk of uploading AI-generated content

✔️ Why registration matters more than ever

✔️ The inbound vs outbound AI copyright problem

✔️ What happens if someone steals your book

As Brad says: “It’s all academic… until you get sued.”

Copyright isn’t just paperwork.

It’s a $1 trillion driver of the U.S. economy, and your only legal tool to stop someone from stealing and monetizing your work.

If you are:

• A self-published author

• A hybrid author

• A traditionally published author

• A ghostwriter

• A business owner writing a book

• Using AI tools like ChatGPT to draft content

You need to understand this.

This episode breaks down the legal realities without the hype — and without the panic.

Because publishing fast is one thing, protecting your intellectual property is another.

About the Guest

Bradlee Frazer is Chair of the Intellectual Property & Internet Practice Group at Hawley Troxell and has practiced IP law since 1989. He collaborates with authors, creators, and technology companies across the U.S., bringing decades of experience at the intersection of copyright, technology, and ownership.

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