AI Update: ELVIS Act Passes, SAG-AFTRA Agree with Record Labels. AND FTC Non-compete Ban Analyzed.
Intro
In this month’s AI corner, Tamera and Gordon review the ELVIS ACT signed into law in Tennessee to protect “voice” rights; The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act and congressional hearings for the No Fakes Act; SAG-AFTRA and record companies reach a deal over using AI in recordings. And how does the FTC Non-compete ban announced on April 23, 2024, impact the entertainment industry? There’s much more in this episode of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Corner Update:
The Elvis Act passed and was signed into law in Tennessee to protect “voice” rights and fight AI generated name, image, likeness and voice content. Listen in or watch the Entertainment Law Update Podcast for more details. The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act was introduced in Congress on April 9, 2024 to prohibit the use of unlicensed music to train AI. In April, SAG-AFTRA and record companies reached a deal over using AI in recordings. The Senate Judiciary committee held hearings on the The No Fakes Act.
Copyright Case Law Update:
In a motion for summary judgment, the central district court ruled the film Top Gun: Maverick, is not a copyright infringement/derivative work of of author Ehud Yonay’s 1983 article which inspired the original Top Gun film. The Whyte Monkee case follows the new Warhol USCO ruling to analyze transformation and copyright infringement in the Netflix “Tiger King” litigation. Sam Smith fails to recover defense fees after winning a civil copyright infringement case.
