Canadian law firm Hall Webber sets up AI-assisted script and title clearance outfit
L-R: Lon Hall, Danny Webber, Mitchel Fleming and William Cubitt-Smith
Canadian entertainment law firm Hall Webber LLP has launched a service that it hopes will “transform” the script and title clearance landscape for television, film and content producers.
The No Conflict Clearance Company (TNCCC) replaces what the law firm calls the outdated ‘analogue’ methods of email- and PDF-based clearances with a secure, digital interactive platform that combines human oversight with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
TNCCC officially launches on September 9 and the service will be accessible in Canada, the US, UK and English-speaking Europe. Producers can request access here. www.noconflictclearance.com
Errors and omissions (E&O) insurance policies are a crucial prerequisite for producers looking to secure distribution and exhibition deals.
Hall Webber claims the new service will offer a streamlined and more thorough clearance process to obtain the script and title clearance reports required for E&O insurance policies.
The law firm said it will leverage the latest AI tech while maintaining the human touch of expert entertainment lawyers for quality control and report vetting
“The No Conflict Clearance Company guarantees the security of its AI processes, which do not store or utilise inputted information for machine learning purposes. This commitment ensures the utmost confidentiality and privacy for users’ data,” Hall Webber said in a statement.
TNCCC was co-founded by Hall Webber lawyers Lon Hall, Danny Webber and Mitchel Fleming, together with AI technology and programming expert William Cubitt-Smith.
The idea for TNCCC was conceived during an overnight train journey from London to Holyhead in Wales, where Fleming and Cubitt-Smith envisioned merging Hall Webber’s legal expertise with advanced AI to revolutionise the clearance industry.
“When you look at the state of the clearance industry, you can tell that it is ripe for innovation,” said Webber, co-partner and co-founder of TNCCC.
“We saw and took the opportunity to transform the current stagnant and cumbersome rights clearance system and move it into a faster, more efficient and easier process that really benefits film and television producers.”
