“Before we started negotiating these terms, the position of the studios was [that] they did not need consent to create replicas. They did not need consent to use replicas … So, if you fast forward from the position that they took as early as January 2023 to the position we now have with these contract terms and some of the legislation that’s coming, we have flipped that whole narrative on its head. They recognize now they can’t do this without consent.”
Jeffrey Bennett
SAG-AFTRA General Counsel
On Dec. 5, eligible SAG-AFTRA members ratified the 2023 TV/Theatrical Contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. In the time leading up to the ratification vote deadline and afterward, the union answered questions from members about the contracts’ new gains with informational sessions and live Q&As. For many, the agreement’s newest language regarding artificial intelligence and digital replicas remain an important topic of discussion.
This episode is a rebroadcast of a recent Instagram Live session with SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and General Counsel Jeffrey Bennett. Their conversation opens with a discussion on A.I. use in the voiceover and stunt industries, and progresses into a range of different topics, including performers’ right to consent and the union’s ongoing support of emerging legislative bills that expand on intellectual property rights.
Episode introduction by Crabtree-Ireland.
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