{"id":1200531,"date":"2023-11-07T15:22:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T20:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1200531"},"modified":"2023-11-07T15:22:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T20:22:27","slug":"hollywood-studios-reportedly-want-to-recycle-dead-actors-ai-likenesses-without-family-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1200531","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood studios reportedly want to recycle dead actors\u2019 AI likenesses without family permission"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood performers, has reportedly responded to studios\u2019 \u201clast, best and final\u201d offer to end the strike<\/a>, rejecting clauses that would let them re-use AI-created likenesses of high-demand and deceased performers without consent. The union allegedly plans to make a counter-offer that removes the current AI-related language. \u201cThey can\u2019t have that loophole to exploit performers,\u201d a union-side source told<\/a> The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> on Monday. \u201cWe could not allow that language to stand.\u201d<\/p>\n

THR<\/em> reports that The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) proposed to \u201csecure AI scans\u201d for Schedule F performers (union members earning more than $32,000 per TV episode or $60,000 per film). The studios\u2019 suggested deal would require them to pay once to scan the likenesses of Schedule F performers without paying for their use or re-use \u2014 essentially giving them eternal rights to their likenesses after paying once upfront.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

An even more striking detail is that the way the proposal was written appears to advocate for limitless use of dead performers\u2019 AI-created likenesses without proper permission. \u201cThe language currently in the AMPTP\u2019s offer would see the studios and streamers secure the right to use scans of deceased performers without the consent of their estate or SAG-AFTRA,\u201d writes THR<\/em>. SAG-AFTRA reportedly wants to attach a consent requirement and compensation for each time a studio or streamer re-uses performers\u2019 AI scans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think it\u2019s not just reasonable but is absolutely vital to the sustainability of the performance industry,\u201d a source told THR<\/em>. \u201c[The Schedule F AI language in the AMPTP\u2019s proposal] behooves them to have you dead in that they need consent when you\u2019re alive but not when you\u2019re dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

SAG-AFTRA reportedly updated union members about negotiations on Monday, assuring them it won\u2019t agree to a lousy contract. \u201cPlease know every member of our TV\/Theatrical Negotiating Committee is determined to secure the right deal and thereby bring this strike to an end responsibly,\u201d the union wrote to its members. \u201cThere are several essential items on which we still do not have an agreement, including AI. We will keep you informed as events unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/hollywood-studios-reportedly-want-to-recycle-dead-actors-ai-likenesses-without-family-permission-202227014.html?src=rss
\n
\nSource: Engadget – Hollywood studios reportedly want to recycle dead actors\u2019 AI likenesses without family permission<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood performers, has reportedly responded to studios\u2019 \u201clast, best and final\u201d offer to end the strike, rejecting clauses that would let them re-use AI-created likenesses of high-demand and deceased performers without consent. The union allegedly plans … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,110],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-1200531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engadget","category-unfiltered-rss","tag-engadget"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1200531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200531\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1200531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1200531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1200531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}