Hollywood is no stranger to artificial intelligence, or AI. Filmmakers have relied on AI for decades to enhance and accelerate their audiovisual productions. However, recent advances in CGI, VFX, and AI technology have combined to produce hyper-realistic, AI-generated digital humans that are both wowing audiences and alarming performers across the entertainment industry. AI has become a major sticking point in the stalled SAG-AFTRA negotiations, and celebrities like Tom Hanks find themselves battling a growing flurry of deepfakes they neither created nor authorized. Using AI to duplicate the voice or likeness of actors and musicians is testing the traditional boundaries of copyright and right of publicity law.Continue Reading Deepfakes, Digital Humans, and the Future of Entertainment in the Age of AI

Last week, we attended (and one of us presented at) Digital Hollywood’s first ever AI Summit, a one-day virtual conference centered on the profound impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the entertainment industry. The event shed light on the recent proliferation of generative AI and its transformative effects on content creation, distribution, and consumption.

The speakers discussed the challenges and potential opportunities that AI presents to the industry and what it means for the future of entertainment. Here are the key themes we heard at the summit:Continue Reading Notes From the Field: Digital Hollywood’s AI Summit 2023

Perkins Coie’s Digital Media & Entertainment, Gaming & Sports and Artificial Intelligence industry groups look forward to seeing you at Digital Hollywood’s free virtual summit titled “AI: Breaking the Net” on July 18, 2023. Meeka Bondy, senior counsel and co-chair of the Film and Television industry group, will moderate the following session:

Session III: Generative AI…

Welcome to Today’s Most Disruptive Technologies! We kick things off with a Spotlight on Quantum Computing. Artificial intelligence (AI) may be all the buzz today, but the seismic impact that quantum computing could have on the future of technology far exceeds what any of today’s classical computers could accomplish within our lifetimes. Continue Reading Today’s Most Disruptive Technologies: Spotlight on Quantum Computing

In early February, following a six-day trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found in favor of Hermès in its claims of trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and cybersquatting against artist Mason Rothschild, the creator of the “MetaBirkins” non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Even with the…

Last week, we attended Digital Hollywood, a one-day, in-person conference that is part of CES and focuses on how technology is transforming the entertainment industry. The digital media landscape is evolving rapidly, fueled by strong engagement from consumers during the pandemic and the rise of disruptive new technologies. The Digital Hollywood speakers made keen observations about the current state of affairs, and provided inside-track predictions about what is to come.Continue Reading Notes From the Field: Digital Hollywood at CES 2023

We are back with Part III of our Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022. Previously on Part II , we saw how content reigns supreme, fueling unprecedented OTT and FAST viewership and spurring record-breaking acquisitions. We finish off our top ten tech trends by focusing on a decidedly non-tech feature of the media industry—people. Here are numbers 8, 9 and 10 on our list.Continue Reading Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022 (Part III)

We are back with Part II of our Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022. Previously on Part I, technology took center stage, with the metaverse, NFTs and video games in leading roles, along with surprise guest, monopsony. We previewed that OTT and FAST were up next but in our next big story arc it is content that reigns supreme!  Here are numbers 5, 6 and 7 on our list.
Continue Reading Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022 (Part II)