QuirkyFilmsDec 19

Peter Cushing's digital replica rights as Star Wars Moff Tarkin Lawsuit thrown out of UK court today.

Legendary actor Peter Cushing played Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977).
The actor passed away in 1994.
LucasFilm resurrected Cushing to play Tarkin for Rogue One (2016) with a digital creation from Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) after Cushing's family agreed to the project.
Tyburn Film Productions took LucasFilm/Disney to the UK courts in 2021 arguing they held rights over the star being bought back to life by technology and the digital replica used in Rogue One was done without permission.
Today (18th Dec 2025) after four years, appeal judges tossed the case out of court based on the fact that Tyburn's contract did not apply in this case.
The news continues to add weight to many actors opposed to digital scanning and AI.

#PeterCushing #StarWars #RogueOne #MoffTarkin
#LucasFilm #Disney #TyburnFilmProductions #Lawssuit
#IndustrialLightMagic #ILM #GuyHenry #CGI #DigitalReplica
#DigitalReproduction #DigitalResurrection #QuirkyFilms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7RGzgbh-_Y

Peter Cushing's digital replica rights as Moff Tarkin Lawsuit thrown out of UK court

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Metaverse 💞 beyond.picturesSep 18, 2025
#Meta announced #Hyperscape, a technology that allows developers and creators to build #photorealistic #spaces in #virtualreality. #HyperscapeCapture, which enables users to #scan a #room and turn it into a #digitalreplica, is now rolling out in Early Access for #Quest3 and #Quest3S users. The rollout will be gradual, starting today. https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/17/meta-launches-hyperscape-technology-to-turn-real-world-spaces-into-vr/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures
Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR | TechCrunch

Quest device owners will be able to scan a room in a few minutes, then turn it into an immersive and photorealistic world that's like a digital replica of a real-world space.

TechCrunch
gtbarrySep 19, 2024

California Passes Law Requiring Consent for AI Digital Replicas of Dead Performers

The California state Senate has passed a law that requires consent for the use of dead performers’ likenesses for AI-created digital replicas.

#California #hollywood #SAGAFTRA #entertainment #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenAI #DigitalReplica #technology #tech

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/california-ai-dead-performers-consent-sag-aftra-1236126432/

California Passes Law Requiring Consent for AI Use of Dead Performers

The California state Senate has passed a law championed by SAG-AFTRA that requires consent for AI-created replicas of dead performers.

Variety
Subraum Transmissionen [h3rb]Nov 12, 2023

SAG-AFTRA enthüllt wegweisenden Vertrag mit Hollywood für Gehaltserhöhungen und Schutz vor KI-Nutzung. Erstmals Zustimmungsregeln für KI, Schutz für Statisten. Drescher betont: KI-Schutz war entscheidend. #SAGAFTRA #Hollywood #KünstlicheIntelligenz #ki #ai #digitalreplica

https://edition.cnn.com/sag-aftra-deal-terms

OccuWorldAug 2, 2023

The island nation of Tuvalu could disappear. The government is building a digital replica in its place

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-the-island-nation-of-tuvalu-could-disappear-the-government-is-building/

As rising waters threaten its existence, the Oceanic nation of Tuvalu is an example of climate change’s urgent threats

#Tuvalu #disappearing #risingocean #climatecrisis #digitalreplica #virtualtombstone #climateaction #directaction #savetuvalu

The island nation of Tuvalu could disappear. The government is building a digital replica in its place

As rising waters threaten its existence, the Oceanic nation of Tuvalu is an example of climate change’s urgent threats

The Globe and Mail
Show threadhttps://mastodon.social/@rzrNov 15, 2019
To have #digitalreplica of a “Thing” using Web, we have introduced “#WebofTwin” concept based on #DigitalTwin. This concept is explained through a #smarthome demo using #WebThingsAPI, #ImmersiveWeb and #PWA technologies.