Digital Hollywood: The AI Summer Summit

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

3:00 –3:50 PM Eastern Time Zone

Session III:

The State of Generative AI Law: The Precedents – The Cases Currently in Progress

The illustrious history of copyright infringement lawsuits are filled with fascinating results. Most recently, the Supreme Court ruled that Andy Warhol infringed on photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright when he created a series of his famous silk screen images based on a photograph Goldsmith shot of the late musician Prince in 1981. So it is with great interest that the “AI Training Data” lawsuits make their way through the courts, The NY Times vs. OpenAI and Microsoft; Getty Images against Stability AI; a Class Action lawsuit filed against Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt; a Programmers’ Class Action against Github among others. In this session, discuss status of “Copyright Law.”

Speakers: 

Moiya McTier, Senior Advisor, Human Artistry Campaign

Chad Hummel,  Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Principal Owner, Law Offices of Chad Hummel

Peter Csathy,  Chairman, Creative Media, Moderator

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CHAD HUMMEL is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been listed each year since 2006 in The Best Lawyers in America (2006 – 2022). He is ranked since 2021 in Chambers USA in Litigation: General Commercial - California, and described as a “highly respected litigator who receives particular plaudits for his courtroom prowess” with clients stating “he's focused on obtaining long-term goals, while at the same time developing and implementing a short-term strategy that was efficient and effective. He's a vigorous advocate and a strategic thinker.” Named among Top 100 Lawyers in Los Angeles for 2024 by Los Angeles Business Journal and was profiled by that same publication as a “Leader of Influence: Litigators & Trial Lawyers” (2020 – 2023). Recognized in the 2020-2023 editions of Benchmark Litigation as a leading trial lawyer. He has led the litigation divisions and trial practices at nationally preeminent firms for the past twenty years. Throughout his three decades in private practice, Chad has litigated and tried some of the nation’s highest profile civil and criminal cases in federal and state courts throughout the country, successfully defending mission critical and “bet-the-company” matters and achieving multiple eight-figure verdicts and judgments on behalf of plaintiffs he has represented. His verdicts have been listed among the top defense and plaintiff-side matters in California. Chad has successfully tried civil and criminal cases in the entertainment, media, hospitality, sports, technology, healthcare, financial services, mortgage banking, real estate, airline, video game, and telecommunications industries. For such prominent companies as IMAX, DIRECTV, AT&T, Fox, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Steve Madden, Ticketmaster, IAC, Aetna, Guaranteed Rate, Fashion Nova, Cardinal Financial, Accor Hotels, Hewlett-Packard, American Airlines, Tenet Healthcare, Avis, and Intuit, he has successfully litigated complex commercial cases and class actions antitrust, intellectual property (including patent infringement, idea theft, trade secrets, First Amendment, and right of publicity), consumer protection defense, false advertising and unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, profit participation, data theft, RICO, and constitutional issues. In addition to his formal litigation and trial practice, Chad has advised numerous public and private companies in connection with regulatory investigations and actions by governmental agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the CFPB, the SEC, and numerous states’ attorneys’ general. Chad taught advanced pre-trial procedure and advocacy at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law teaching advanced pre-trial advocacy.

 

Moiya McTier, Senior Advisor, Human Artistry Campaign: Dr. Moiya McTier is both a scientist (with a focus in astronomy and astrophysics) and a published author with deep expertise in folklore and storytelling. Dr. McTier has given hundreds of talks around the world on a wide range of topics, from the physics of water to global eclipse rituals. Her work sits at the intersection of science and storytelling, fact and fiction, complex concepts, and chaotic creativity. Dr. McTier officially became a doctor of the universe in 2021 as the first Black woman to graduate from Columbia’s astronomy PhD program. Overall, she has four Ivy League degrees including a joint degree in astrophysics and folklore from Harvard University. And she can also be found co-hosting Fate & Fabled, a mythology show for PBS Digital studios, as well as hosting her own podcasts Exolore (about fictional world-building through a science lens) and Pale Blue Pod (about astronomy for people who are afraid of the cosmos). Her debut book THE MILKY WAY: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy was named one of Publishers Weekly’s best books of 2022. In her explainer-in-chief role advising the Human Artistry Campaign, she helps educate policymakers and fellow creatives about the promise and the risks of AI, and the ways effective AI systems depend upon a robust and lasting human creative economy. Dr. McTier’s mission is to help people understand the world around us better through science and is eager to do that across as many platforms as possible.


Peter Csathy, Media, Entertainment, AI & Tech Expert, Chairman, Creative Media: Peter is a leading international media, entertainment, AI and tech expert who has worn just about every “hat” in his 30+ year career that spans both traditional and tech-driven media. He is a frequent speaker, writes a weekly column about media, entertainment, AI and tech in TheWrap, hosts a major music podcast series on Consequence, and has written several best-selling industry books. Peter is Chairman of Creative Media, a boutique media, entertainment, AI and technology business advisory and legal services firm. He previously served as CEO and President of several pioneering media-tech companies with successful exits. He also spent several years as a senior executive at Universal Studios where he negotiated over $3 billion in deals. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and began his career as an entertainment and intellectual property attorney representing major media companies and artists, including ground-breaking rap group N.W.A.

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