Digital Hollywood: The AI & Entertainment Summit
Generative AI Law: Let's Get Real - Is Copyright a Right or Does it Have Temporary Legal Status?
Let's get real. The legal system is moving — but is it moving fast enough, and in the right direction? The creative and entertainment communities are watching the AI training data lawsuits with a mixture of hope and dread. The New York Times versus OpenAI. Getty Images against Stability AI. Class actions against Midjourney, DeviantArt and Github. Each case is a piece of a much larger question that the courts have never been asked to answer before. The Supreme Court ruled that Andy Warhol infringed on Lynn Goldsmith's photograph of Prince — and that decision sent shockwaves through the creative world. So here is the fundamental question this roundtable confronts directly: Is copyright a permanent, foundational right — or in the age of artificial intelligence, has it acquired temporary legal status
Peter Csathy, Chairman, Creative Media, Moderator
Diana Colella is executive vice president of Autodesk’s Entertainment & Media vertical solutions group. In this role, she manages product, strategy and execution for the company’s portfolio servicing the film, TV and games industries. Colella has been with Autodesk for more than 20 years occupying a range of leadership roles, including head of product management and worldwide support. She has extensive experience in strategically transforming business models, creating new product offerings and optimizing processes on a global scale. Most recently, she served as vice president in Autodesk’s Business Strategy and Marketing group, leading the M&E and AutoCAD businesses, which represent more than $1B in annual recurring revenue. In this role, she drove the company’s strategy for digital conversion of non-compliant users and launched One AutoCAD. She is the executive sponsor of the Autodesk Women’s Network.
