In this session, Farrah Vazquez and Chris Weathers of Davis Wright Tremaine will give an overview of what journalists should know about the legal issues surrounding AI. We’ll get into some of the current court cases and their potential impact on the field, copyright issues, a look at how other fields such as the entertainment industry navigate AI issues, considerations when entering into contracts, submitting content for publication, and using technology to create content, and more.
Speakers
Farrah Vazquez helps media and entertainment companies navigate complex commercial litigation, particularly with respect to copyright and other intellectual property disputes. With an expertise in the legal challenges posed by AI-driven content, Farrah has become a go-to advisor for clients with questions about artificial intelligence, and its intersection with copyright and media law. Farrah also has an active counseling practice, and advises clients on a variety of pre-broadcast issues.
Chris Weathers, along with Davis Wright Tremaine’s highly experienced team of experts, works strategically and efficiently to provide clients with first-class media, entertainment, advertising and other content-related legal services. Chris adjusts to fit client needs, with the ability to provide all levels of service—comprehensive, defined-scope, or specialty. Clients enjoy knowing that Chris’s advice and work product is the result of Davis Wright Tremaine’s collective deep industry knowledge and experience and ever-changing knowledge of current industry terms and trends.
Chris has substantial experience advising and assisting media and entertainment companies on a wide variety of transactional matters, including intellectual property, rights of publicity/privacy, and guild compliance throughout the lifecycle of projects.
Chris services audio, audio-visual, performance art, video game, esports, and print and digital media productions and platforms for major industry players, as well as independent and startup companies. Chris also assists companies in industries outside of media, entertainment and advertising space with their content-related needs.
Registration
Anyone is welcome to attend. Tickets are $25 or free for ONA members. Check your membership status or learn more about the benefits of joining ONA.
Where will the meetup take place?
This event will be hosted on Zoom. For this particular event, you’ll have the best experience if you join via the Zoom app on a desktop or laptop computer so that you can see the presentation on a larger screen. You can also join using the mobile app, although the presentation may be harder to view.
Can I dial in by phone?
We recommend joining from your computer, tablet or phone using the Zoom app. You won’t be able to access the presentation slides, chat and exercises if you’re dialed in via phone only. If you’re unfamiliar with Zoom, we’ll have staff on hand to troubleshoot, and we also suggest checking out the Zoom support site for more help.
Will this event be recorded?
The event will be recorded and made available to registrants at the end of the session.
Will closed captioning be available?
Yes, we will enable Zoom’s closed captioning tool, which now supports closed captioning in both the main room and breakout rooms.
Funding for ONA’s AI in Journalism Initiative is generously provided by Microsoft, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and The Joyce Foundation. To learn more about supporting ONA’s AI programming, contact Hanaa Rifaey, Head of Strategic Partnerships, at hanaa@journalists.org.
