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    NOVEMBER 24, 2000    FCB New York has named Deborah Sullivan to the position of executive VP/director of broadcast production. She fills a void left by the departure of former production head Herb Miller….Leo Burnett USA, Chicago, has hired veteran commercial composer/producer Ira Antelis to head up a new division, Music Aid. In the wake of his move, Antelis has shuttered his longstanding Chicago-based spot music shop, Antelis Music….Bicoastal music/sound design house tomandandy has named Andy Muson as executive producer of its West Coast operation….Spoke Films, a production company with bases in Chicago and Los Angeles, has signed director Christopher Yurkow for national representation. He comes over from SBK Pictures, Ardmore, Pa….

     

    NOVEMBER 24, 1995    Ending what had been one of the Chicago market’s longest affiliations between an editor and a post house, David Szabo has departed Szabo Thotz Editing to join creative editorial shop Cutaways Ltd….Dick Sittig has resigned his post as senior VP/creative director of TBWA/Chiat/Day, Venice, Calif. Bicoastal @radical.media, the house headed by partners/executive producers Jon Kamen in New York and Frank Scherma in Los Angeles, has added Sittig as a commercial director….Documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple has entered the commercial arena, signing with Brownstone Films, Los Angeles, for exclusive representation….Director Phil Morrison has joined production company Epoch Films, New York, departing Optic Nerve, his commercial home for the last two years….

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    New 2025 Laws Hit Hot Topics–From AI In Movies To Social Media

    Friday, December 27, 2024

    Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another.

    Many of the laws launching in January are a result of legislation passed this year. Others stem from ballot measures approved by voters. Some face legal challenges.

    On the entertainment and social media fronts there are several notable state laws taking effect, including:

    Hollywood stars and child influencers
    California, home to Hollywood and some of the largest technology companies, is seeking to rein in the artificial intelligence industry and put some parameters around social media stars. New laws seek to prevent the use of digital replicas of Hollywood actors and performers without permission and allow the estates of dead performers to sue over unauthorized AI use.

    Parents who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their young influencers. A new law also allows children to sue their parents for failing to do so.

    Social media limits
    New social media restrictions in several states face court challenges.

    A Florida law bans children under 14 from having social media accounts and requires parental consent for ages 14 and 15. But enforcement is being delayed because of a lawsuit filed by two associations for online companies, with a hearing scheduled for late February.

    A new Tennessee law also requires parental consent for minors to open accounts on social media. NetChoice, an industry group for online businesses, is challenging the law. Another new state law requires porn websites to verify that visitors are at least 18 years old. But the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult... Read More

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