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19 hours ago
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Chanel Names Global Chief Communications Officer
PARIS — Chanel has named Ruth Warder as global chief communications officer, a newly created position based in London, effective in September. Warder, who was most recently chief executive officer for the U.K. and Ireland and EMEA brand chair at global communications firm Edelman, will report to Leena Nair, global CEO of Chanel, as part of the global leadership team, Chanel said on Thursday. More from WWD Shoppers Are Investing in Luxury Handbags Over Stock Prince William Hands Chanel's Leena Nair Honor for Services to Retail and Consumer Sector Robert De Niro, Joe Jonas, Allison Janney and More Attend Chanel's 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner 'Ruth is a highly accomplished and globally recognized expert in successfully positioning brands within an increasingly complex and fragmented communications landscape,' the house said in a statement. 'Building on the strengths of Chanel's existing global communications teams, she will continue to develop a cohesive, proactive reputation strategy and amplify our voice as we grow our positive influence and impact in the world,' it added. The nomination comes as Chanel charts a new path under the creative direction of Matthieu Blazy, while navigating a global slowdown in luxury spending. The French fashion house said revenues fell 4.3 percent at comparable rates to $18.7 billion in 2024, following several years of strong growth. Warder joined Edelman in 2013 and has experience across the tech, retail, entertainment, luxury and FMCG sectors. She is credited with introducing new specialisms at Edelman in the fields of workplace advisory, sustainability and AI, while driving the company's strategy on topics including DEI and leadership development. Prior to that, she was managing director at Jackie Cooper PR, and she started her career at Freud Communications. Meanwhile, Michael Giugliano, former head of brand expansion at Bottega Veneta, confirmed on Instagram this week that he was starting at Chanel. WWD reported in April that Blazy, who officially started on April 1, was building out his team and looking to bring Giugliano on board. A spokeswoman for Chanel said Giugliano would head its celebrities team and would be based in Paris, but did not confirm his exact title. Best of WWD EXCLUSIVE: Maje Names Charlotte Tasset Ferrec CEO Nadja Swarovski Exits Family Company Amid Ongoing Corporate Shakeup Aeffe MD Exits Fashion Group
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2 days ago
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Disney and NBCUniversal Sue AI Company Midjourney Over Copyright Violations
The Walt Disney Co. and NBCUniversal have filed a joint lawsuit against AI company Midjourney citing alleged copyright violations. Midjourney is an image-generating service that, according to the suit, could 'function as a virtual vending machine' to replicate copyrighted characters. This is the first major legal action studios have taken against an AI company. Both studios are seeking an undisclosed amount of maximum statutory damages. The legal filing is here. More from IndieWire Patricia Arquette Took Her Directorial Debut All the Way to TIFF - Then, She Had to Recut It Chanel Returns to New York City for Its Star-Studded 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner 'By helping itself to Plaintiffs' copyrighted works, and then distributing images (and soon videos) that blatantly incorporate and copy Disney's and Universal's famous characters — without investing a penny in their creation — Midjourney is the quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism,' the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, states. 'Piracy is piracy, and whether an infringing image or video is made with AI or another technology does not make it any less infringing.' One example of possible copyright infringement included in the lawsuit involves Disney's 'Star Wars' properties. Per the filing, if a Midjourney user asks the service to create an image of Darth Vader in a scene, 'Midjourney obliges by generating and displaying a high quality, downloadable image featuring Disney's copyrighted Darth Vader character.' And since Midjourney is about to launch a new video service feature, the company could start making videos with these copyrighted characters, or, as the suit states, 'Midjourney is very likely already infringing Plaintiffs' copyrighted works.' Both Walt Disney Co. and NBCUniversal claim that Midjourney is opting not to implement protective measures to prevent users from generating copyright-infringing images. Allegedly, the studios asked Midjourney to take action but the company instead opted to 'continue to release new versions of its Image Service, which, according to Midjourney's founder and CEO, have even higher quality infringing images.' Horacio Gutierrez, the senior executive vice president and chief legal and compliance officer for Disney, said in a statement, 'Our world-class IP is built on decades of financial investment, creativity and innovation—investments only made possible by the incentives embodied in copyright law that give creators the exclusive right to profit from their works. We are bullish on the promise of AI technology and optimistic about how it can be used responsibly as a tool to further human creativity. But piracy is piracy, and the fact that it's done by an AI company does not make it any less infringing.' Kim Harris, the executive vice president and general counsel of NBCU, added, 'Creativity is the cornerstone of our business. We are bringing this action today to protect the hard work of all the artists whose work entertains and inspires us and the significant investment we make in our content. Theft is theft regardless of the technology used, and this action involves blatant infringement of our copyrights.' The Motion Picture Association has not changed its preexisting law against copyrighting and piracy since the rise of AI. In 2023, legal representatives for the MPA said that 'at present, there is no reason to conclude that these existing doctrines and principles will be inadequate to provide courts and the Copyright Office with the tools they need to answer AI-related questions as and when they arise. At the current time, however, there is no need for legislation or special rules to apply copyright law in the context of AI.' The MPA Copyright Office did not find distinguishing differences between generative AI such as Midjourney and the use of post-production AI tools, much of which were used in the recent 2024 Oscar nominees such as 'The Brutalist' and 'A Complete Unknown.'Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
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3 days ago
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Blake Lively Turns Heads in a Sheer Lace Dress Following Lawsuit Dismissal
Blake Lively made an appearance at the 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner hosted by Chanel during Tribeca Film Festival on June 9. She wore a white lace dress for the occasion. The appearance came only a few hours after Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against Lively was dismissed by a Lively stepped out in New York City for the 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner hosted by Chanel during Tribeca Film Festival on June 9—the appearance came just a few hours after a judge dismissed Justin Baldwin's lawsuit against her. Lively donned a summery white lace dress for the occasion. The semi-sheer maxi dress was made of a floral white lace material and featured an extra layer of fabric around the bust. She paired the summery dress with matching white heels, a pair of bold mismatched statement earrings, and an assortment of chunky rings. At one point in the evening, she threw a denim jacket around her shoulders. She wore her signature blonde curls down in a side part. Lively's appearance came just hours after Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Justin Baldwin's $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against Livel, Lively's husband, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist Leslie Sloane. Lively took to Instagram to share a long message after the decision. 'Like so many others, I've felt the pain of a retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us," she shared on her Instagram Stories. "While the suit against me was defeated, so many don't have the resources to fight back." She added that she was "more resolved than ever to continue to stand for every woman's right to have a voice in protecting themselves, including their safety, their integrity, their dignity and their story." A source told People that Lively "cried with relief" after learning of the dismissal of the lawsuit. Lively added she is now "more resolved than ever to continue to stand for every woman's right to have a voice in protecting themselves, including their safety, their integrity, their dignity and their story." Her legal team also issued a statement. 'Today's opinion is a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively, along with those that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties dragged into their retaliatory lawsuit, including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane and The New York Times," the statement read. "As we have said from day one, this '$400 million' lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it. We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys' fees, treble damages and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan, and the other Wayfarer Parties who perpetrated this abusive litigation." Baldwin's lawsuit was filed last December in response to Lively issued her own lawsuit against Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment during the filming of It Ends With Us. Lively was a producer, while Baldoni served as director, and both also starred in film. Read the original article on InStyle
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3 days ago
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Blake Lively Turns Heads in a Sheer Lace Dress Following Lawsuit Dismissal
Blake Lively made an appearance at the 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner hosted by Chanel during Tribeca Film Festival on June 9. She wore a white lace dress for the occasion. The appearance came only a few hours after Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against Lively was dismissed by a Lively stepped out in New York City for the 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner hosted by Chanel during Tribeca Film Festival on June 9—the appearance came just a few hours after a judge dismissed Justin Baldwin's lawsuit against her. Lively donned a summery white lace dress for the occasion. The semi-sheer maxi dress was made of a floral white lace material and featured an extra layer of fabric around the bust. She paired the summery dress with matching white heels, a pair of bold mismatched statement earrings, and an assortment of chunky rings. At one point in the evening, she threw a denim jacket around her shoulders. She wore her signature blonde curls down in a side part. Lively's appearance came just hours after Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Justin Baldwin's $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against Livel, Lively's husband, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist Leslie Sloane. Lively took to Instagram to share a long message after the decision. 'Like so many others, I've felt the pain of a retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us," she shared on her Instagram Stories. "While the suit against me was defeated, so many don't have the resources to fight back." She added that she was "more resolved than ever to continue to stand for every woman's right to have a voice in protecting themselves, including their safety, their integrity, their dignity and their story." A source told People that Lively "cried with relief" after learning of the dismissal of the lawsuit. Lively added she is now "more resolved than ever to continue to stand for every woman's right to have a voice in protecting themselves, including their safety, their integrity, their dignity and their story." Her legal team also issued a statement. 'Today's opinion is a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively, along with those that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties dragged into their retaliatory lawsuit, including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane and The New York Times," the statement read. "As we have said from day one, this '$400 million' lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it. We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys' fees, treble damages and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan, and the other Wayfarer Parties who perpetrated this abusive litigation." Baldwin's lawsuit was filed last December in response to Lively issued her own lawsuit against Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment during the filming of It Ends With Us. Lively was a producer, while Baldoni served as director, and both also starred in film. Read the original article on InStyle
