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WGA to Seek Payment for AI Training on Scripts as Talks With Studios Set to Begin

The Writers Guild of America went on strike three years ago in large part out of fears of writers being replaced by artificial intelligence. That has not happened — whether due...

Paramount President Jeff Shell Sued for $150 Million Over Alleged PR Contract

Jeff Shell, the president of Paramount Skydance, was sued Monday by a man who claims he is owed $150 million for crisis communications services and for Shell’s refusal to help produce...

WGA Members Approve Bargaining Agenda Focused on Health Care, Pay, AI

The members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to approve an agenda for bargaining with the studios, which is set to begin on March 16. With 97.4% voting in...

Trump Will Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Ending Boycott

He missed Hasan Minhaj. He skipped Michelle Wolf. But when mentalist Oz Pearlman takes the podium at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner next month, President Trump will be there....

WGA Cancels L.A. Award Show Due to Staff Strike

The Writers Guild of America West has canceled its annual award show in downtown L.A., as its staff remains on strike. “I am writing to share the news that the 2026...

Trump Touts Economic Record and Slams Immigrants in Divisive State of the Union Speech

President Trump touted his economic achievements and attacked immigrants and Democrats in a divisive State of the Union address on Tuesday. Trump also criticized the Supreme Court, which struck down his...

Sony Joins Studio Protest Against ‘Egregious’ Seedance 2.0 Infringement, Citing ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Spider-Verse’ AI Clips

Sony Pictures has joined the outcry against Seedance 2.0, the Chinese video platform that has united Hollywood studios in their condemnation of AI-generated copyright infringement. In a cease and desist letter...

Netflix Threatens ByteDance With ‘Immediate Litigation’ Over Seedance 2.0 AI Clips

Netflix threatened ByteDance with “immediate litigation” on Tuesday, joining three other studios that have condemned the company for enabling copyright infringement via its Seedance 2.0 AI service. Netflix sent a cease-and-desist...

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