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  TEN THINGS: BEST BLOGS (AND OTHER MEDIA) FOR IN-HOUSE LAWYERS (2023 EDITION) Hello everyone and season’s greetings from the penthouse of the “Ten Things” world headquarters in Dallas, Texas! [1]   I will start this post by wishing everyone a fantastic holiday season and all the best for 2024.  As most of you know, 2024 is year 10 of the “Ten Things” blog and it is also the year the long-awaited(?) productivity book comes out.  I am in the final stages of submitting everything to the ABA.  More news on that as things progress. And if you are looking for some fun in January, please join me and a host of others who will be presenting at  Laura Frederick ’s (of  How to Contract  fame)  ContractsCon 2024 !  I will be there discussing indemnity clauses but the agenda is jam-packed with far worthier speakers and topics. So, I hope to see you in person in Las Vegas in January! But, on with the business at hand.  Like every year, I en...

  Jennifer Aniston’s Eyes and Brad Pitt’s Smile: How SAG-AFTRA Fought AI Zombies By  Gene Maddaus SAG-AFTRA  had settled dozens of issues, ranging from pension and health contributions, to page limits for self-taped auditions, to pay for background actors. But there was still the small matter of zombies. The union was worried that studios could use artificial intelligence to reanimate dead actors, or to create a digital Frankenstein out of the body parts of real actors. Those were among the last deal points to fall into place before the union could end its 118-day strike on Wednesday.  In the end, SAG-AFTRA did not get every AI restriction it was looking for. But it did get most of it, including a requirement that if a Frankenstein actor contains recognizable features of real-life actors, studios must get permission from those actors. “If you’re using Brad Pitt’s smile and Jennifer Aniston’s eyes, both would have a right of consent,” said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the...