GetHookd has published a compliance guide covering FTC disclosure requirements, EU AI Act obligations, and copyright rules for brands and marketing teams producing AI-generated user-generated content.
-- GetHookd has released a guide examining the regulatory landscape surrounding AI-generated content in marketing, with a focus on disclosure obligations, copyright protections, and practical compliance steps for brands producing AI-assisted user-generated content. The resource addresses growing uncertainty among marketing teams about when disclosure is required, where labels must be placed, and what legal protections apply to AI-generated creative work.
More information is available at https://www.gethookd.ai/learn/ai-generated-content-regulations-how-to-ensure-compliance-in-ugc/
Regulatory pressure on AI-generated marketing content has increased significantly over the past two years. The Federal Trade Commission finalized rules in August 2024 targeting fake reviews and AI-generated testimonials, with enforcement beginning in October 2024. Around the same time, the European Union's AI Act entered into force, introducing transparency obligations for AI-generated media used in commercial communications, with phased enforcement starting in February 2025. GetHookd notes that these developments have left many brands and agencies reassessing how they produce, label, and document AI-assisted content across campaigns.
According to the guide, the FTC's disclosure trigger is not how much human editing follows AI generation, but how the content functions in front of an audience. If a reasonable consumer would interpret AI-generated material as a genuine human review, testimonial, or endorsement, disclosure is required. The guide also flags disclosure placement as the most common compliance gap: labels must appear before the consumer engages with the content — in the first line of a social post or as an on-screen label in the opening seconds of a video — rather than in caption overflow text or end-of-post placement.
The guide also covers copyright implications that many marketing teams overlook. Under current U.S. Copyright Office guidance, purely AI-generated content with no meaningful human creative input carries no copyright protection, meaning it can be freely copied or redistributed by anyone. GetHookd explains that only elements reflecting genuine human authorship — edits, selections, creative arrangements — may qualify for protection, making documentation of the production process essential for both legal and compliance purposes.
For teams operating internationally, the guide recommends applying the strictest applicable standard across all markets rather than managing separate protocols by jurisdiction. Where EU AI Act requirements are more demanding than FTC rules, meeting the EU standard effectively satisfies both.
GetHookd's platform includes access to a searchable database of more than 65 million Meta ads through its Explore Ads and Brand Spy features, which the company says allow marketing teams to study how brands in their category are currently structuring and disclosing AI-assisted creatives before building their own campaigns.
Further information about the guide and the company's platform is available at https://www.gethookd.ai/
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