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Contract for Hollywood Actors Includes $40m Yearly in Streaming Bonuses

Contract for Hollywood Actors

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“Studios must obtain an actor’s consent before using their image to create a digital replica, and provide a specific description, he said. The actor would receive payment equivalent to the type of work the digital replica performs on-screen.The contract also protects background performers from the use of their digital replicas without consent, Crabtree-Ireland said. The use of generative AI to […]

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Universal, Concord, ABKCO Sue AI Company Anthropic for Copyright Violation

Universal, Concord, ABKCO Sue AI Company Anthropic for Copyright Violation

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“Publishers bring this action to address the systematic and widespread infringement of their copyrighted song lyrics by the artificial intelligence (“AI”) company Anthropic,” the complaint reads. “In the process of building and operating AI models, Anthropic unlawfully copies and disseminates vast amounts of copyrighted works — including the lyrics to myriad musical compositions owned or controlled by Publishers. Publishers embrace […]

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