AI In Law

Introduction: How to Survive Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood

If you work in film, television, or streaming, this episode is the one I need you to listen to today. This is the full introduction to my new book, How to Survive Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood, and I wrote it for you. Not for lawyers. Not for academics. For the working producer, director, showrunner, actor, writer, agent, manager, and studio executive trying to make smart decisions about AI on a real project, on a real set, with real money on the line. Here's the truth nobody is saying out loud. The AI rules in this industry are being written right now, in courtrooms, in union halls, in state capitols, and on the set you walk onto tomorrow morning. The people who understand those rules are going to make the next decade of film and television. The people who don't are going to learn the hard way, through lawsuits, lost copyrights, killed distribution deals, and union grievances they never saw coming. This book changes that. The introduction tells you exactly why I wrote it, who it's for, and what you're going to walk away with after twenty chapters. Press play. Consider what you hear. If the message resonates with you, text it to one person you work with who needs to hear it. That's how we move an industry forward, one conversation at a time. More details at https://mitch-jackson.com/hollywood [https://mitch-jackson.com/hollywood]

How to Survive Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood: The Working Professional's Guide to the New Rules of Film, Television, and Streaming

Right now, somewhere in Burbank, a producer just signed a forty-page AI vendor contract she didn't read. Eight months from today, that signature becomes a federal lawsuit, a SAG-AFTRA grievance, and a streamer threatening to drop her show. You already feel it. Every meeting now opens with the same question. Are we using AI on this? Nobody in the room agrees on what the answer means. Your line producer says one thing. Your studio counsel says another. Your distributor sends a delivery checklist asking for things your post house has never been asked to certify. Your E&O carrier just slipped a new exclusion into your policy. And the clock is running. Here is the truth nobody is telling you. The decisions you make this week on AI in your productions will determine whether your project gets distributed, whether your stars sue you, whether your union files a grievance, and whether the copyright in your finished work survives at the U.S. Copyright Office. This is not coming. This is here. And you are out of time to learn it the slow way. That is exactly why this book exists. Veteran trial lawyer Mitch Jackson hands you the working operating manual for AI in film, television, and streaming production right now, in 2026. Twenty chapters. Twenty distinct issues. Plain English. No law review. Built for working pros — producers, directors, showrunners, studio executives, actors, writers, editors, agents, managers, and the lawyers who back them up. Inside, you will get straight answers on: * Copyright in the AI era — what registers, what gets carved out, and the human-authorship test that determines who actually owns your final cut * Disney v. Midjourney, UMG v. Anthropic, and the Bartz precedent — how training-data lawsuits flow downstream into your project * Digital replicas and voice cloning — consent, compensation, and control under the SAG-AFTRA agreements and the ELVIS Act * Posthumous rights, deepfakes, and synthetic performers like Tilly Norwood — the new clearance reality * The 50-state patchwork, the NO FAKES Act, the EU AI Act, AB 853, and the December 2025 federal AI executive order * The 2026 WGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and Animation Guild contracts — what is on the bargaining table and what it means for your set * De-aging, ADR cloning, and lip-sync alteration — when consent triggers and when it does not * AI riders for talent, vendors, and crew — the contract language that holds up in arbitration * Chain of title, copyright registration, and E&O insurance in the AI era — and the warranties you need before you wrap * AI in marketing — trailers, key art, chatbots, and the FTC penalties you did not know existed Read it once, cover to cover. Then keep it on the shelf next to your call sheets. Because the people who survive this decade in entertainment will not be the smartest ones in the room. They will be the ones who saw what was coming and prepared. The ones who built a vocabulary for it. The ones who hired the right counsel, structured the right deals, and signed the right riders before their projects shipped. Whatever role you play. Whatever chair you sit in. That is what you are doing right now, with this book in your hands. More at https://mitch-jackson.com/hollywood

Privacy in America (one hour book overview)

PRIVACY IN AMERICA- What Every American Needs to Know (one hour summary of Mitch Jackson's new book) Every day, ordinary Americans surrender intimate details of their lives without realizing it. Their phones broadcast where they sleep, worship, and seek medical care. Their cars report how they drive, where they stop, and whether they wear a seatbelt. Their smart speakers and televisions record what they say and watch inside their own homes. Data brokers package these details into dossiers and sell them to advertisers, insurers, scammers, and even government agencies that would otherwise need a warrant to obtain the same information. Artificial intelligence has made the crisis worse on every front. Deepfake voice clones now fool family members and bank representatives. AI-powered bots run autonomous romance and financial scams at industrial scale, and the very chatbots people confide in collect and train on those private conversations by default. Facial recognition systems capture biometric data that can never be changed if stolen. Fitness trackers feed health information to companies that HIPAA was never designed to regulate. Period-tracking apps generate reproductive data that can carry legal consequences in post-Dobbs America, and DNA testing companies hold genetic secrets that expose entire bloodlines when corporate finances collapse. Children face this surveillance from birth, tracked through games, apps, and school technology systems that harvest data long before a child can spell the word privacy. All of this happens under a legal framework that is fundamentally broken. The United States remains the only major democracy without a comprehensive federal privacy law, leaving Americans with a patchwork of state protections, manipulative consent interfaces designed to manufacture agreement, and screening dossiers that can determine whether they get an apartment or a job without their knowledge. This book cuts through the complexity to show everyday Americans exactly how their privacy is being taken and who is profiting from the taking. It explains what the law does and does not protect. And it lays out precisely what they can do — starting today — to fight back. Read the book (multiple formats) here https://mitch-jackson.com/privacy

The Ultimate California Living Trust Estate Plan

The Ultimate California Living Trust Plan gives you a tech assisted and AI reviewed (Ultimate package option) modern, attorney-backed way to protect your assets and your family—without court delays or legal confusion. It's designed for Californians who want clarity, privacy, and total control over how their legacy is handled. In this audio we break down how a living trust works in California, what it includes, and how it connects with the other vital documents your family must have. You will learn exactly how the grantor, trustee, successor trustee, beneficiaries, funding of the trust, pour-over will, durable power of attorney for assets, and advanced health care directive all fit into a life-proof estate plan. If you want your family to have clarity, privacy, speed and confidence when you are no longer the one managing things, this video gives you the clear map to follow. Dive into our channel for more answers, join our community posts and comments so you never miss specials, discounts and cost-saving opportunities we share for California families. More details and information at the website. [https://mitch-jackson.com/solutions] Mitch Jackson, Esq. 2009 Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year 2013 California Litigation Lawyer of the Year

Data-Driven Decisions: AI In Legal Analytics

What if you could walk into court knowing exactly how a judge is likely to rule, which arguments will hit hardest, and how long your case will take, without spending weeks buried in research? In this episode, we dive into the game-changing world of AI-powered legal analytics. You'll hear how cutting-edge tools can scan millions of cases in seconds, spot trends, predict outcomes, and give you a data-backed strategic edge. From performance metrics to outcome forecasting, we'll show you how AI can become your secret weapon in litigation and client strategy. If you're ready to work smarter, not harder, this is your must-hear episode. Read the full chapter and book here https://mitchjackson.xyz/3/ai-in-law [https://mitchjackson.xyz/3/ai-in-law] Connect with Mitch here https://linktr.ee/mitchjackson [https://linktr.ee/mitchjackson]