Still, it's possible to end up in a situation where people are getting paid and in theory it's an improvement over a previous lawless IP situation, but in practice it still leaves creators in the cold.

That's basically what happened with Spotify. Artists are getting paid something for streaming, but it's fractions of pennies on the dollars they used to make from music sales.

Didn't they quickly change terms before people knew what was going on with the Stock AI stugg, and only do any press for it after it was available but too late to opt out?