Ken Ziffren on the Fight for a New Spin on Fin-Syn, Six Decades of Hollywood Dealmaking and Awaiting a ‘Cacophony of Decisions’ in AI Cases
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According to Variety, Ken Ziffren, a legendary entertainment attorney with over five decades of practice in Los Angeles, is now navigating what he calls a 'cacophony of decisions' in AI litigation. Throughout his career, Ziffren has advised pioneering showrunners, the Directors Guild of America, and virtually every major industry commission. As the entertainment world wrestles with AI's implications for content creation and distribution rights, his decades of dealmaking experience are being tested in unprecedented legal territory.
Source: https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/ken-ziffren-fin-syn-ai-...
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