Scarlett Johansson, Taylor Swift, and the Right of Publicity and Consumer Protections in an AI Era, With IP Expert Chris Mohr, SIIA

Kirsten and Chris Mohr, SIIA, discuss the recent Scarlett Johansson allegations of appropriation of her voice for an AI app, as well as Taylor Swift's travails earlier this year with illicit and inappropriate AI-generated images of her likeness, and the factors courts look at in such cases, in the broader context of AI and the media.

Topics discussed include, among others,:
- What is the right of publicity, and what factors do courts look at with respect to AI?
-What are potential rights of celebrities/public figures, verses private citizens, under various state and other laws?
-How to hold bad actors accountable under the law?
-What broader policy issues are raised surrounding AI - as it relates to First Amendment rights, free speech, privacy rights?
-Legislation regarding AI-generated content and image based sexual abuse, and amendments to the Violence Against Women Act;
- Are there gaps in the law now?
-IP rights of artists using AI as a tool?
-Future of workforce of artists.
-Outlook on what types of produces consumers may see from AI industry in a few years?