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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

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

Weintraub Tobin

Producer’s Copyright of Friday the 13th Screenplay Slashed In Screenwriter’s Termination Lawsuit

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On September 30, 2021, the United State Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided a much-anticipated copyright reversion case involving the slasher franchise, Friday the 13th. This case concerns the claim for copyright...more

International Lawyers Network

The Paraskavedekatriaphobia Precedent: Why Friday The 13th Decision Raises Fear Of Slashing Long-Held Copyrights

Admittedly, the second word in that title is a mouthful—but Paraskavedekatriaphobia is a real word, with an etymology and definition. It even has a synonym, friggatriskaidekaphobia. Each means “fear of Friday the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Blessed Peace Descends Upon The Land As WME Settles With WGA

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In what must be counted as a victory for solidarity among WGA members and the often controversial tactics of its executive director David Goodman, the leading agency WME reached a deal for a franchise agreement with the...more

Fisher Phillips

Crazy Rich Pay Equity Dispute? Movie Co-Writer Quits Project After Claiming Pay Equity Problem

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Pay equity concerns in Hollywood are not limited to famous actresses (such as Michelle Williams) or comediennes (such as Mo’Nique). As reported this week by the Hollywood Reporter, the co-writer of smash hit “Crazy Rich...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Final Section 199A Regulations: Initial Takeaways on Clarification of Definition of "Specified Service Trade or Business"

Since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, business owners and tax practitioners alike have focused on the potential effect of Section 199A. Though it has been clear for some time that the 20% deduction afforded to...more

Fisher Phillips

The New Gig in the Mini-Room

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As anyone who has spent a weekend binging an entire season of Stranger Things or The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel can tell you, society’s consumption of television has shifted dramatically in the last several years. Discovering...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Nevada Screenwriter Claims Gone Girl Was Her Idea

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On January 17, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. (“Twentieth Century”) argued that a copyright infringement claim relating to the hit novel and film, Gone Girl, should be thrown out. ...more

Weintraub Tobin

When Is Making A Movie Not An Act Of Free Speech?

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I admit that the title of this article may be a bit deceiving. Making films, like any other production of art, is almost always an act of free speech. However, the Ninth Circuit was recently faced with a dilemma of...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Storytellers and Artists Rejoice: The Hurt Locker Is Fully Protected By The First Amendment

The Hurt Locker, which won Best Picture at the 2010 Academy Awards, follows Sergeant First Class William James (played by Jeremy Renner) in his role as a team leader of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 124, The Oscars and Compliance, Part I with Jay Rosen

In this episode I begin a five-part series on the Oscars and Compliance with recovering Hollywood screenwriter Jay Rosen. In this Part I, we review the process by which films are nominated for the Oscars and the campaigns...more

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