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I just got

back from Cannes,

where at some point between the film screenings and networking drinks, I realised: the conversations (and anxieties) about AI, creativity and power are louder than ever before. And as a lawyer who helps creative types with AI, copyright, and reputational matters, I have some thoughts to share.

Quite a few, actually.

My AI specialism began in 2019, when I published a peer-reviewed paper about how actors could prevent film & TV studios from creating unauthorised digital replicas. Back then, not many people knew about deepfakes…

A lot has happened in the seven years since. ChatGPT was released, the Hollywood strikes and SAG-AFTRA negotiations hit headlines, Elon had a brat girl summer (or two) and now it seems like everyone uses AI in some way or another. And the questions I asked in that paper have been revealed as incredibly important — not just in entertainment law, but in modern, everyday life.

I left corporate law firm life to become a consultant solicitor two years ago, in May 2024. I did it so I could have the freedom to take on more meaningful work — and support the kinds of people and organisations I really wanted to be in the room with: actors, musicians, production companies, creative agencies, writers, tech start-ups, cultural institutions, prop hire companies, historical venues, and even industry bodies like Film London, BAFTA, the Heritage Filming Alliance, and ScreenSkills.

What I've noticed in recent months is a growing hunger — for legal clarity, yes. But also to understand the texture and tension of what's actually happening, and how people really feel about it all.

So here goes. I’m going to do

the newsletter thing.

So if you’d like to read between the lines with me, I hope you’ll subscribe. I’m going to share insights, as well as current fixations and frustrations. I'll be discussing AI, copyright and publicity law across the media industry, focusing in particular on the grey areas where the law meets real life and things get interesting. 

Because if you know me, you'll also know that keeping things “strictly business” has never really been my style.

Kelsey