The Clones Have Arrived! What You Need to Know
Greenberg Glusker litigation partner, Douglas Mirell, will participate in "Digital Hollywood: The AI Summer Summit," a virtual conference, during day two of the event as a panelist for the below discussion hosted by SAG-AFTRA. The panel is scheduled from 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. PDT.
The Clones Have Arrived! What You Need to Know
In the entertainment industry, technology should be the tool, not the star. In 2023, SAG-AFTRA and WGA battled AI in an historic dual-strike that resulted in groundbreaking protections. But the fight is far from over as Capitol Hill and state houses across the country grapple with what's coming. What protections has SAG-AFTRA achieved in its collective bargaining agreements? What do existing state laws say? What is coming in the states? What is being proposed by the federal government?
Doug Mirell's practice focuses on First Amendment and entertainment industry lawsuits, defamation and invasion of privacy claims, publicity rights disputes, copyright and trademark infringement actions, and other new and traditional media law issues. Most recently, Doug has testified as a technical legal expert on behalf of SAG-AFTRA at various legislative committee hearings in support of Assembly Bill 1836 that seeks to require informed written consent from the heirs or other representatives of deceased performers prior to the creation or distribution of AI-generated or other digital simulations of the voices or likenesses of those performers.
