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Actors Urge Vote for AI Rights Amid Strike Threat

12/16/2025

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Actors Harriet Walter and Hugh Bonneville call on Equity members to vote 'yes' in a ballot on digital scanning to protect likenesses and voices, potentially prompting strike action.
The ballot follows two years of negotiations with Pact, the producer trade body, unresolved AI-use concerns.
Ellie Peers, General Secretary of the Writers Guild of Great Britain, calls for enforcement amid UK government consultation showing 88% support for stronger AI copyright laws.

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Actors Harriet Walter and Hugh Bonneville call on Equity members to vote 'yes' in a ballot on digital scanning to protect likenesses and voices, potentially prompting strike action.
The ballot follows two years of negotiations with Pact, the producer trade body, unresolved AI-use concerns.
Ellie Peers, General Secretary of the Writers Guild of Great Britain, calls for enforcement amid UK government consultation showing 88% support for stronger AI copyright laws.