WEBINAR
Digital Replicas, Deepfakes & Legal Risk: Personality Rights, Digital Afterlife & Fraud Mitigation
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Hosted By: Interactive Entertainment and Media Substantive Law Committee
Technology is evolving at an incredible pace, and so is the way we address its challenges. Join us for a webinar on digital replicas, deepfakes and legal risk.
In this session, our expert panelists will guide you through the burgeoning field of digital replicas and deepfakes. Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Protecting Personality Rights: Our experts will discuss strategies for managing and safeguarding digital replicas, focusing on how clients can protect their image and likeness from unauthorized uses, including deepfakes.
- Managing Digital Afterlife: We will explore the complexities surrounding digital estates and memorialization wishes, providing guidance on how to handle these issues effectively.
- Mitigating Fraud Risks: Learn about the latest scams involving digital replicas and discover how these frauds impact the legal community, along with strategies to protect your practice and clients.
This is a fantastic opportunity for legal professionals, tech enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the intersection of technology and law. Our panel of experts is eager to share their knowledge and help you stay ahead in this dynamic field.
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Panelist and Moderator Bios
About The Speakers
Jenna Karadbil, Law Offices of Jenna F. Karadbil, United States
Jenna F. Karadbil specializes in intellectual property, technology, privacy, advertising, sports, and entertainment law, offering both attorney and neutral services as an arbitrator and mediator. With experience representing clients in the US and internationally across various legal matters, her background as a former programmer and actress, and elite NCAA gymnast adds unique insights into her practice. Recognized for her expertise, she is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US and has received accolades from Legal 500 and Super Lawyers®. Karadbil is actively involved in multiple legal organizations, including serving as Chair of the ABA-Intellectual Property Section’s USPTO Trademark Policy & Practice Committee and as Co-Chair of the NYSBA Technology Committee. She holds a B.S. and J.D. from the University of Arizona and is licensed in several states.
Molly Reynolds, Torys, Canada
Molly Reynolds leads the privacy, cybersecurity and data governance practice group at Torys. Her practice focuses on digital innovation, data protection, ethical AI, and privacy litigation. She regularly advises clients on privacy law compliance in their businesses and in the context of commercial transactions, as well as on data security best practices, breach response, regulatory investigations, and privacy class action defence. She represents clients in administrative proceedings under access to information, anti-spam, and privacy legislation, as well as in the context of civil litigation. Her dual call allows her to provide advice on personal information handling and marketing regimes that reflect and comply with Canadian and American privacy legislation.
Tom Lingard, Stevens & Bolton, England
Tom is a partner and Head of Intellectual Property at leading independent UK firm Stevens & Bolton LLP.
Tom helps clients protect and create value from technology and intellectual property; advising on strategy, management, enforcement, licensing and collaborations. He also advises individuals and business on brand protection, image rights and reputation management.
A qualified solicitor advocate, Tom has been involved in landmark IP cases, and brings and defends infringement actions and oppositions at all levels of the UK courts and UKIPO.
Recent examples of his work include: representing a Premier League football club in all brand-protection matters; advising a leading holographic company on the creation of digital avatars of famous historical figures; and advising a global telecoms company on parody and image right issues in advertising campaigns.
Tom writes and is quoted on IP for many publications, has written columns for the Times newspaper and also appeared on Channel 4.
Thomas Rudkin, Farrer & Co., England – Moderator
Tom is a leading UK reputation, media and information lawyer. He advises a range of corporate and individual clients, as well as other institutions, on issues arising in the press, online and in other contexts. Recently, this has included advising clients on matters arising from the creation of deepfakes, and he has also provided much commentary on the subject, including in an article he and a colleague wrote for The Times newspaper. Tom retains a small selection of high profile media and publishing clients as well. He also has a significant practice in litigation relating to privacy, data and confidential information.