Legal guidance for actors on protecting their rights in the entertainment industry, including contract negotiation, compensation and residuals, credits, workplace safety and harassment, and intellectual property issues like name and likeness. Covers advocacy tools such as union/collective bargaining protections, grievance procedures, and navigating disputes with agents, producers, and studios.
California SAG-AFTRA performers can often resolve AI voice and likeness disputes in 30–60 days through a structured grievance-and-negotiation approach that preserves residuals and consent. These conflicts usually arise when a producer uses (or plans to use) voice cloning, digital doubles, or “synthetic dialogue” outside the scope of the applicable SAG-AFTRA agreement. This article explains how […]
In 2026, Hollywood actors secured the year’s biggest AI-rights legal win, setting a new baseline that studios can’t use or sell AI-generated replicas of performers without consent and pay terms. The ruling strengthened protections around voice, likeness, and digital “twin” exploitation in entertainment contracts. This article breaks down what the court decided, why it matters […]
