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Perkins Coie

Generative AI in Movies and TV: How the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA Contracts Address Generative AI

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In the fall of 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) each ratified new agreements, amending and building upon their collective...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Robots Come to Hollywood: Breaking Down the Artificial Intelligence Provisions in the New SAG-AFTRA and WGA Contracts -...

Please join Manatt Entertainment Partner Sarah E. Moses and esteemed guests Jeffrey Bennett, General Counsel for SAG-AFTRA; Tony Segall, Outside Counsel for the Writers Guild of America West; and Jonathan Handel,...more

Vedder Price

The Deal That Ended the SAG-AFTRA Strike

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The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, spanning 118 days, marked a significant period of negotiation and conflict and highlighted the importance of the evolving digital entertainment landscape and the use of new technologies in work...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Balancing AI with Human Ingenuity

The writers’ strike included the concern that AI would put writers out of business. According to one writer, David Vuijsje, “[T]he creative industry stands at a crossroads where technology and human creativity must learn to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Intelligence - October 2023

Welcome to the October edition of Akin Intelligence. We continue to see bipartisan and international interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch, agencies are working towards developing...more

ArentFox Schiff

FTC Roundtable Considers Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Creative Fields

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On October 4, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a virtual roundtable discussion to understand the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on creative fields. FTC Chair Lina M. Khan acknowledged that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Employers Take Note: Hollywood Writers' Agreement Addresses AI's Disruption of the Workplace

The Hollywood writers' strike ended last Tuesday with an agreement to manage the disruption caused by automation – a framework that likely will be repeated in other workplaces....more

Weintraub Tobin

Podcast - The Briefing: The AI Copyright Conundrum Continues – An Update

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A recent article in The Hollywood Reporter explores TV and movie studios’ potential use of AI for generating scripts. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this and other statements in the article on this episode of The...more

Weintraub Tobin

The Briefing: The AI Copyright Conundrum Continues – An Update

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A recent article in The Hollywood Reporter explores TV and movie studios’ potential use of AI for generating scripts. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this and other statements in the article on this episode of The...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

AI Concerns of WGA and SAG-AFTRA: What Is Allowed?

The rise of the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to produce original written material has left authors and writers across industries feeling threatened. This was one major factor that led to the Writers Guild...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Employer Alert: Resolution of AI-Focused Writers’ Strike Sets Precedent in Hollywood and Beyond

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After 148 days, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) resolved its strike against several major Hollywood studios. As writers leave the picket lines, a new labor agreement will seek to limit the use and training of generative...more

Fisher Phillips

Agreement on Key AI Terms Leads to Writer’s Strike Resolution: What Employers Need to Know

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After nearly five months of heated negotiations and picketing, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) finally reached tentative consensus with the Hollywood studios on a new, three-year agreement, bringing an end to its strike...more

Ius Laboris

Actors strike over pay and AI

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Actors and screenwriters in the US are on strike, seeking better pay and protections around the use of AI in their industry. Actors in the United States began strike action on 14 July in a dispute with studios over pay,...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The Art of the Deal: Writers’ and Actors’ Strikes Will Provide Lessons for All

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In the 1980 sequel to Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back, the Imperial fleet of the Evil Empire, ruled by Darth Vader, attacks the Rebels and heroes of Star Wars: Han Solo, Leia, Chewbacca, C3PO and crew. In the end, the...more

Fisher Phillips

Why AI is a Critical Issue in the Hollywood Strikes – And Takeaways For Introducing AI into Your Workplace Without Conflict

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The issue of artificial intelligence has emerged as a key issue in the strikes being waged by screenwriters and actors against television and movie production companies, being called an “existential threat” to creative...more

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