#wga
TV Academy’s Decision to Move Variety Writing Categories Off Primetime Emmys Angers WGA Board
#Variety #Awards #News #Emmys #TelevisionAcademy #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/emmys-tv-academy-variety-writing-categories-wga-1235811773/
WGA Lobbies TV Academy To Keep Writing Categories In Main Emmys Telecast, Urges Scribes To “Express Your Feelings” About “Regrettable” Decision
#LateNightTV #News #Emmys #TelevisionAcademy #WGA
Today in Labor History November 25, 1947: The "Hollywood Ten" were blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The blacklist lasted for 13 years, when Dalton Trumbo, a former Communist Party, was finally credited as the screenwriter of the films “Exodus” and “Spartacus.” Some of the stars accused of having Communist ties included Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Katharine Hepburn and Fredric March. In 1941, Walt Disney blamed "Communist agitation" for the cartoonists and animators' strike. In 1945, Gerald L. K. Smith, founder of the fascist America First Party, began giving speeches attacking the "alien minded Russian Jews in Hollywood." Ronald Reagan, who was president of the actor’s union, testified before HUAC that a clique within the union was using "communist-like tactics." His first wife, actress Jane Wyman, blamed his allegations against friends and colleagues as a factor leading to their divorce.
#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #communism #fascism #union #anticommunism #huac #FreeSpeech #RedScare #hollywood #sagaftra #reagan #antisemitism #wga
WGA Threatens Amazon Studios Of Contract Violations Over “Failing To Recommence” TV Writers’ Rooms
#News #AmazonStudios #WGA #WritersStrike
https://deadline.com/2023/11/wga-amazon-studios-strike-paused-writers-rooms-1235634534/
‘I’m Loud, I Know How to Organize’: How Women Became the Backbone of the WGA’s Strike Captain Network
#Variety #News #GreenEnvelope #HollywoodStrikes #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-strike-captains-women-green-envelope-1235798765/
David Zaslav Says Studios Overpaid To End WGA Strike; Scribes Deal Valued At $700M
#Executives #News #AMPTP #BobIger #CoyotevsAcme #DavidZaslav #SAGAFTRA #SAGAFTRADeal #Warnerbrosdiscovery #WGA #WritersStrike
https://deadline.com/2023/11/writers-strike-david-zaslav-studios-overpaid-1235612722/
Not only winter is coming… #WhatYouShouldWatch recommendation arrives this week!
Each week, I recommend a great #TVseries that is worth watching. Either intelligent or hilarious or moving or entertaining or thrilling or original… best case scenario: a little bit of everything! Stay tuned.
#TVseries #HBO #Netflix #CanalPlus #AppleTVPlus #Hulu #DisneyPlus #PrimeVideo #Crave #CBCGem #Screenwriting #WGA #SAGAFTRADeal #Streaming
What Are Streaming Residuals Now? How Many Episodes Will Shows Have This TV Season? Your Burning Post-Strike Questions, Answered
#Variety #News #HollywoodStrikes #SAGAFTRA #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/actors-strike-ends-burning-questions-episodes-1235786513/
I hope one of the lessons from the #WGA, #SAGAFTRA, and #UAW strikes is that strong unions lift the wages and benefits of all labor — union and nonunion.
A rising labor tide lifts all workers’ boats.
#UnionStrong
Canadian Actors Union “Relieved” at Tentative SAG-AFTRA Deal to End Strike
#Business #BusinessNews #ActorsStrike #AMPTP #International #SAGAFTRA #WGA
It's officially official. The #strike will be suspended at 12:01 am (time zone not specified in this statement), and all pickets closed.
"We have arrived at a contract that will enable #SAGAFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers. Many thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work."
Mission: Accomplished.
WGA Congratulates SAG-AFTRA On Tentative Agreement: “When Workers Are United, They Win!”
#News #SAGAFTRA #SAGAFTRADeal #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/11/wga-congratulates-sag-aftra-1235597760/
The Strike Is Over! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Deal On New Three-Year Contract
#News #ActorsStrike #AMPTP #BreakingNews #Disney #DonnaLangley #DuncanCrabtreeIreland #FranDrescher #Guilds #Labor #NBCUniversal #Netflix #SAGAFTRA #TedSarandos #Warnerbrosdiscovery #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/11/sag-strike-ends-actors-studios-deal-contract-1235566470/
Bob Iger “Optimistic” SAG-AFTRA Deal Is Close; Talks Going On “As We Speak,” Disney Boss Says
#Executives #News #ActorsStrike #BobIger #Disney #Earnings #Guilds #SAGAFTRA #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/11/actors-strike-bob-iger-1235597320/
#WhatYouShouldWatch is back!
Each week, I try to recommend a great TV series that is worth streaming.
Either intelligent, hilarious, moving, entertaining, thrilling or original… best case scenario: a little bit of everything!
New TV series recommendation coming next week.
#Streaming #Screenwriting #WGA #WGAStrike #TVseries #HBO #Netflix #CanalPlus #AppleTVPlus #Hulu #DisneyPlus #PrimeVideo #Crave #CBCGem
In July, 65,000 striking film and television actors joined screenwriters belonging to the Writers Guild of America (#WGA) #strike & walking out following failed negotiations with major studios.
The #SAGAFTRA #union shared concerns over issues of pay, streaming residuals and the looming threat of AI.
"During the writer's strike this summer—where among other things better wages were high on the list—Disney's CEO Bob Iger called the union's expectations 'just not realistic,' that's the quote. And it landed in Hollywood among the writers with kind of a thud, considering that Iger makes something like 500 times more than the median salary of his own employees."
https://www.marketplace.org/2023/10/23/is-ceo-pay-out-of-control/
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#CEOPay #ExecutiveCompensation #Disney #BobIger #WGA
Writers Celebrate WGA’s New Contract at 2023 Humanitas Prizes Toast
#Variety #News #Humanitas #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/scene/news/wga-guild-2023-humanitas-prizes-toast-1235778808/
David Young, Longtime WGA West Leader, to Step Down
#Variety #News #DavidYoung #WGA #WgaWest
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/david-young-wga-west-step-down-1235779933/
Writers Guild West Promotes Ellen Stutzman to Executive Director as David Young Departs
#Business #BusinessNews #WGA #WritersGuild
U.S. Job Growth Slowed To 150,000 In October; Entertainment Employment Continues To Fall Due To Strike
#BreakingNews #News #Politics #BureauofLaborStatistics #SAGAFTRA #Unemployment #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/11/unemployment-rate-october-hollywood-strikes-1235591886/
AFM: Writers Guild Backs Hotel Workers’ Boycott
#Business #BusinessNews #AFM #AFM2023 #Americanfilmmarket #International #Labor #WGA
SAG-AFTRA & Studios “Closer & Closer” To A Deal; More Talks Set For Thursday
#BreakingNews #Guilds #Labor #ActorsStrike #AMPTP #DuncanCrabreeIreland #FranDrescher #Netfilx #SAGAFTRA #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/11/actors-strike-talks-deal-framework-in-place-1235589978/
WGA Awards Delayed Until After 2024 Oscars
#IndieWire #Awards #GeneralNews #News #Strike #WGA #WGAAwards
https://www.indiewire.com/awards/awards/2024-wga-awards-delayed-after-oscars-1234922154/
2024 Writers Guild Awards Pushed Out of Oscar Season
#MovieNews #Movies #Awards #WGA #WGAAwards2024 #WritersStrike
WGA Awards Set For A Month After Oscars As Strikes Continue To Shake Up Awards Season
#Awards #Guilds #Oscars #WGA #WGAAwards #WritersGuildAwards #WritersStrike
https://deadline.com/2023/11/wga-awards-date-set-after-oscars-1235589735/
No Trick, No Treat: SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP End Talks For Day, Will Resume Wednesday
#BreakingNews #Guilds #Labor #ActorsStrike #AMPTP #CarolLombardini #DuncanCrabreeIreland #FranDrescher #Halloween #SAGAFTRA #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/10/actors-strike-talks-continue-1235588705/
Why Dan Gordon Quit the WGA Over Its Initial Silence on Israel: ‘I Have Nothing but Contempt for Them’
#IndieWire #Business #News #DanGordon #Irena039sVow #Israel #WGA
https://www.indiewire.com/news/business/dan-gordon-wga-resignation-israel-interview-1234920556/
Natasha Lyonne, Adam McKay and More Writers Guild East Members Call on Digital Media Companies to “Work Collaboratively” With Journalists on AI
#Business #BusinessNews #Labor #WGA #WritersGuildofAmerica
Writers Who Were Energized by the Strike Should Take on Climate Change Next (Guest Column)
#Variety #News #HollywoodStrikes #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/strikes-climate-change-wga-activism-carmiel-banasky-1235771690/
AI firm Flawless has partnered with US distributor XYZ Films and UK producer Tea Shop Productions to acquire rights to foreign-language films and convert them to English for English-speakers.
As reported by Andreas Wiseman for Deadline, follow the link below for more information.
https://deadline.com/2023/05/ai-fall-dubbing-flawless-xyz-tea-shop-buy-movies-cannes-1235373298/
#foreigncinema #films #cannes #movies #ai #internationalcinema #deepfake #dubbing #wga #filmindustry #hollywood #flawless #wgastrike #technology #copyright #aitechnology #artificalintelligence
IATSE, Teamsters, WGA and SAG-AFTRA Hold Food Distribution Event For Workers Impacted By Strikes
#Guilds #LALocal #IATSE #SAGStrike #TeamstersLocal399 #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/10/hollywood-unions-hand-out-food-to-workers-strikes-1235585522/
#AI outputs are objects. An engineered, AI object cannot be anything other than that. It cannot be an #actor. It cannot be a make-up #artist. It cannot be a #costume designer, or a #set designer, or a greensperson, or a #carpenter, or any of the myriad #expert craftspeople who come together to bring the work of #WGA #writers to life for screens small and large. AI cannot be people whose life’s work is committed to bringing you, the viewer, the story of a human experience. 🧵
Guest Column: Oscar-Winning Documentarian Slams Writers Guild for “Lack of Courage and Moral Clarity” in Refusing to Condemn Hamas
#MovieNews #Movies #Hamas #International #Israel #IsraelGazaConflict #WGA #WritersGuild #WritersGuildofAmerica
I feel like the #WGA pushing to hire more Middle Eastern-descent writers would be more productive than waffling over what version of white liberal guilt to go with https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/writers-guild-israel-hamas-statement
Paramount Writers Mentoring Program Entire Class Lands Jobs Within Week of Strike Ending
#Variety #News #MarvaSmalls #Paramount #TiffanySmithAnoai #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/paramount-writers-mentoring-program-wga-strike-ending-1235752770/
Dan Gordon, Writer of ‘The Hurricane’ and ‘Wyatt Earp,’ Resigns from WGA Over Silence on Israel
#Variety #News #DanGordon #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dan-gordon-resigns-wga-silence-on-israel-1235766975/
WGA West Apologizes for ‘Tremendous Pain’ Caused by Its Silence on Israel Attack
#Variety #News #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-west-apologizes-tremendous-pain-silence-israel-1235767047/
Writers Guild East Explains Why It Hasn’t Made a Statement on Israel and Gaza
#GeneralNews #International #Israel #IsraelGazaConflict #WGA #WGAEast #WritersGuildofAmerica
New from Solzy at the Movies: WGA Called Out By Screen Writers Guild of Israel
#WGA #SGI #ScreenWritersGuildOfIsrael #Israel #film #movies #TV #Jewish #Hollywood #Mazeldon
https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2023/10/23/wga-called-out-by-screen-writers-guild-of-israel/
WGA Slammed By Israeli Writers Guild For Silence on Hamas Massacre: ‘We’re Shocked and Appalled by the Lack of Courage’
#Variety #Global #News #IsraelHamasWar #WGA
“Your Silence Is Considered A Stand”: Screenwriters Guild Of Israel Slams WGA For Staying Quiet Over Conflict
#BreakingNews #Hamas #Israel #IsraelGazaCrisis #ScreenWritersGuildofIsrael #ScreenwritersGuildofIsrael #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/10/screenwriters-guild-israel-wga-israel-hamas-conflict-1235580511/
Fran Drescher On The Studios Refusing To Negotiate And The SAG-AFTRA Strike Hitting 100 Days – Guest Column
#BreakingNews #GuestColumn #Guilds #Labor #100Days #ActorsStrike #AMPTP #FranDrescher #SAGAFTRA #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/10/actors-strike-fran-drescher-100-days-guest-column-1235579809/
Netflix raises prices up to 17% amid new contracts, licensing costs - Enlarge / The Netflix logo at the entrance to Netflix Albuquerque Studi... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1977189 #writersguildofamerica #netflixpriceincrease #streamingservices #streamingtv #sag-aftra #wgastrike #culture #netflix #tech #wga
Ars Technica: Netflix raises prices up to 17% amid new contracts, licensing costs https://arstechnica.com/?p=1977189 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #WritersGuildofAmerica #netflixpriceincrease #streamingservices #streamingtv #SAG-AFTRA #WGAStrike #Culture #Netflix #Tech #WGA
‘The Americans’ Showrunner Joel Fields Blasts WGA on Israel: ‘The Writers Guild Has Failed Us Deeply’
#Variety #News #AntiSemitism #IlanaWernick #JoelFields #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/the-americans-joel-fields-blasts-wga-israel-1235761516/
Hollywood Strike Takes Increasing Economic Toll on Workers: ‘I Burned Through My IRA’
#Variety #News #AMPTP #HollywoodStrikes #Iatse #SAGAFTRA #WGA
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/hollywood-strike-economic-toll-workers-1235760692/
Drew Barrymore Doesn’t Address Hollywood Strikes, Controversy Around Her Talk Show Return in Season 4 Premiere
#TV #TVNews #DrewBarrymore #TheDrewBarrymoreShow #WGA #WritersStrike
WGA Silence on Israel Attacks Called Out Publicly By Showrunners
#BreakingNews #Guilds #Screenwriting #Israel #Medium #Showrunners #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/10/israel-attacks-wga-showrnnners-1235574232/
Only just recently discovered the Strike Force Five #podcast, where a few late night hosts got together to raise money for their teams during the #WGA #strike. On one hand, I’m glad the show had a natural end because the strike was resolved. On the other, this seems like something that would have been in regular rotation on my podcast schedule. Highly recommended.
#SAGFTRA announcement on the current state of negotiations with the #AMPTP.
It's notable that the #studios, as noted in the release, are apparently using the same tactic of leaking misleading or false information regarding the initial rounds of in-person meetings as they did with the #WGA.
Is the AMPTP doing this to protect themselves from subsequent #shareholder #lawsuits prior to acceding to most, if not all, of the union's demands?
https://www.sagaftra.org/message-your-negotiating-committee-0
While this is greatly disheartening news, it’s important to keep the goal of greater good in mind and at heart: #sagaftra members strike to benefit all who work in the film and TV industries. I’m grateful to the #WGA who achieved incredible gains for #writers in multiple areas and laid new foundations for what can be improved. 🧵
SAG-AFTRA & Studio Talks “Much Rockier Than Usual” Today; Pause “Likely” In Negotiations
#BreakingNews #Executives #Guilds #Labor #ActorsStrike #AMPTP #BobIger #DavidZaslav #DonnaLangley #DuncanCrabtreeIreland #Netflix #SAGAFTRA #TedSarandos #WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/10/actors-strike-talks-break-down-likely-1235570627/
Hollywood-Streik: WGA-Vertrag signiert - SAG-AFTRA verhandelt weiter #WGA #SAGAFTRA
https://www.serienjunkies.de/news/hollywood-streik-wga-vertrag-signiert-120294.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=News%20(120294)#sjnews
❝Writers union votes to ratify contract, ending one of Hollywood's longest strikes
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/10/1204754706/writers-union-votes-to-ratify-contract-ending-one-of-hollywoods-longest-strikes
SAG-AFTRA & Studios End Negotiations For Today, Will Continue Talks Wednesday
#BreakingNews #Guilds #Labor #ActorsStrike #AMPTP #Disney #DuncanCrabtreeIreland #SAGAFTRA #WGA #WritersStrike
https://deadline.com/2023/10/actors-guild-talks-update-sag-aftra-studios-meetings-1235568131/
Anyway, I need new shows to watch that are available on the #RokuChannel or #YouTube because I'm on the last season of #TheMentalist and #SwimmingWithSharks won't last past this week, though the #actor's strike likely will.
I did start #ProjectBlueBook, but there aren't many episodes of that.
The best show I've found so far on the #RokuChannel is one they acquired when they bought #Qubi, #SwimmingWithSharks.
Unfortunately only 6, short episodes (under 30 minutes), it stars #KiernanShipka (#MadMen, #Sabrina) with #DianeKruger, it's a beautiful-looking, well-acted and written #drama based loosely on the 90's #film.
Only two episodes in and I'm already dreading it being over it's so good, so far. I'm limiting myself to one episode a night 😰
#TheMentalist is refreshing with its deeply flawed and disturbed #white #male lead who doesn't suffer from #ToxicMasculinity as a primary trait, but a deep #psychological—and understandable, if not relatable—#pathology.
There's an often callous disregard and total #narcissim to the character, but almost no typical #macho behavior outside of his #obsession, which is somewhat acknowledged as unhealthy and dangerous, even if also somewhat understandable.
#RokuChannel #WGA #SAGAFTRA #AMPTP #strikes
During my solidaristic eschewing of all #AMPTP #streaming services during the now resolved #WGA and still ongoing #SAGAFTRA #strikes, I've been relying on really bad #tv via the #RokuChannel #app.
The level of #tToxicMasculinity and low-key to blatant micro- and macro-aggressions towards various #minority groups, capped off by a guest star run by #StephenFry, finally took #Bones off my schedule.
WGA Votes to Ratify Contract, Officially Ending One of Hollywood’s Longest Strikes
#Variety #News #AMPTP #HollywoodStrikes #WGA #WritersStrike
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-ratify-contract-end-strike-1235749253/
Terrific and insightful article on what the writers did and didn’t get in their agreement, and perhaps more importantly, how we as creators have a window right now to potentially change the rules and get paid for our work. Great analysis with tons of surprising data:
https://www.profgalloway.com/think-bigger/
#UnionStrong #WGA #PayArtists
Both Stephen Colbert and John Oliver are back on the air, and I'm happy to see that they both spent time in their first episodes back expressing their full support for the writers on their shows that were on strike.
As opposed to some other shows that tried to circumvent the striking workers, and only gave up when they were called out.
Good for them, and I hope they all continue on to have even greater success.
#DrewBarrymore took the cowardly route and deserves nothing but disdain at this point. Hopefully she'll learn and make true amends.
#ChelseaWhite #CristinaKinon #LizKoe #WGA #writers
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymore-show-writers-decline-return-1235606269/
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
that's what happens when you try to puppy-eyes your way into being a bootlicking scab
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymore-show-writers-decline-return-1235606269/
wow. today i really learned
https://mastodon.social/@todayilearned@noc.social/111178312312761856
so #TLC, owned by #WarnerBrosDiscovery, CEO'd by #DavidZaslav who wants to completely destroy the residuals system #WGA & #SAGAFTRA union members depend on for subsistence is now, officially, in the business of #pornography (which, as an industry, has no #unions defending their sex workers labor rights) with a new show on what used to be The Learning Channel, called "MILF MANOR"
Disney & Marvel VFX artists are unionizing with IATSE!
“Today’s unanimous victory shows that VFX workers everywhere have a clear path to winning a meaningful say about their working conditions and quality of life,” IATSE VFX Organizer Mark Patch, said in a statement to press “We’ll be continuing our work to win a great contract, but we need to bring every studio and vendor in line to bring those union standards to all VFX workers."
#Union #iatse #wga #sagaftra #strike
https://gizmodo.com/disney-vfx-union-iatse-vote-hollywood-labor-strikes-1850895304
New data shows GOP is actually the party of wealthy tax cheats, not workers 28-SEP-2023 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/28/2196057/-New-data-show-GOP-is-actually-the-party-of-wealthy-tax-cheats-not-workers
#GOPTaxFraud #GOP #VoteBlueToSupportWorkers #WGA #UAW #UPS #SAGAFTRA #OnStrike #SupportLabor #SupportUnions
If it weren't for labor unions, we'd all be serfs, praying for food from our billionaire overlords! Unions are GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY!
#WGA #UAW #UPS #SAGAFTRA #OnStrike #SupportLabor #SupportUnions
This is of course a huge win for consumers, who get only real stories.
"One of the best parts of the WGA deal: Al has now hit a brick wall in Hollywood, *and that includes adaptations.* Based on the deal, Al can't be source material. So if you're a publisher, Al novels or graphic novels or whatever just became that much less appealing because *they can't be optioned.*"
In celebration of #WGA 's win. More at mudcompany.thecomicseries.com
#webcomic #comicstrip #WritersStrike #SAGAFTRA
'We're likely to start hearing unionbusting lies about how studios and streamers can't afford to pay actors fairly because “the writers took all the money.” Never forget just how big the pie is.
This is the whole pie: the totals of each major union and guild contract over the three-year term. The slices they want us to fight over are so small, I couldn’t get them to show up in Excel.'
Studio Revenues 99.97%
WGA 0.01%
SAG-AFTRA 0.01%
DGA 0.01%
IATSE 0.01%
TEAMSTERS 0.01%
#sagaftra #wga #strike
*SIGH* So disappointing...
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have made striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits: https://deadline.com/2023/09/gavin-newsom-veto-unemployment-benefits-striking-workers-1235560915/ #WGA #SAGAFTRA #SAGAFTRASTRIKE
The writers had demands. Hollywood said not a chance. But after 5 months of standing their ground, the writers won. They got what they demanded and deserved. Their bravery and suffering paid off. ✊🏻🔥❤️
As #sagaftra negotiations resume today, part of me is hopeful given the recent Tentative Agreement secured by the #WGA for its #writers. I hope the stalemate between #actors and the AMPTP can be resolved soon. 🪧
Thank you for your support of #film & #TV talent during the #SAGAFTRAstrike. Visit https://www.sagaftrastrike.org to learn more about how you can help.
I'm hoping that this week, the #SAGAFTRA #strike is resolved in favor of the #actors, like the #WGA strike.
The #studios and #streamers are in pain, not as much as the #creatives or the #film #crews, other support staff, and supporting businesses, but they're losing money and some may collapse if full production doesn't resume soon because the pipelines are dry.
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-strike-writers-studios-reached-deal-explained-1235737090/
SORPRESÓN
La huelga de escritores en Hollywood ha dado sus frutos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy1dxyQk0oQ
Uno pensaría que con tantos ejecutivos creando valor y siendo totalmente imprescindibles, los guionistas serían irrelevantes
mega-millionaire boomers with bleeding vocal chords going on tours they know they will cancel for a last bag they don't need is becoming the most boomer bullshit in corporate pop history.
but top bands like Aerosmith are the reason #WGA #SAGAFTRA had to strike:
most forfeited fighting their media companies over streaming royalties for touring; as said companies turned ALL TV/CABLE/RADIO into defacto spotifies they control & manipulate.
i still blame Metallica.
https://www.avclub.com/aerosmith-postpones-all-remaining-2023-tour-dates-1850887982
New piece in Tech Policy Press examines the WGA victory as evidence that workers — and friction! — is essential in shaping the ways we design and deploy technologies like generative AI.
#wga #workers #generativeAI #AI #aiart https://techpolicy.press/what-the-wga-contract-tells-us-about-workers-navigating-ai/
The #WGA called the deal “exceptional, with gains and protections for members in every sector of the business.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/writers-strike-over-deal-wga_n_651376c9e4b07cb57031b17d
> Robots Can’t Be Writers and Other Limits Put on Artificial Intelligence in New #WGA Deal. https://themessenger.com/entertainment/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-new-wga-deal
#WGA #writers can now officially return to work with voting on the new #contract with the #AMPTP to run from October 2nd through the 9th.
The full 94 page #MOU (#MemorandumOfUnderstanding) #union members will be voting on is currently available here:
https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/tentative-agreement
The #WGA strike is over, and it looks like the union won big for its members. 🙂
https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/24/23888673/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract
The #WGA contract results are really encouraging to read! And it reinforces what I said earlier: the powerful side of a negotiation will always toss you scraps at first, saying "This is our best and final offer."
Never settle for that. It's *always* done cynically, in the hope that you will feel alone and weak, and accept a bad deal. Merely claiming that an offer is "best and final" does not make it so.
"AI can’t write or rewrite literary material, and AI-generated material will not be considered source material under the MBA, meaning that AI-generated material can’t be used to undermine a writer’s credit or separated rights.
A writer can choose to use AI when performing writing services, if the company consents and provided that the writer follows applicable company policies, but the company can’t require the writer to use AI software (e.g., ChatGPT) when performing writing services.
The Company must disclose to the writer if any materials given to the writer have been generated by AI or incorporate AI-generated material.
The WGA reserves the right to assert that exploitation of writers’ material to train AI is prohibited by MBA or other law."
WGA Strike To Officially End At Midnight As Guild Leaders Approve Tentative Deal
#BreakingNews #Guilds #WGA #WGAStrike
https://deadline.com/2023/09/wga-strike-officially-end-leaders-approve-tentative-deal-1235556919/
Acording to this Deadline piece, the #WGA will remain in the picket lines in #Solitarity with #SAGAFTRA who haven't been offered a decent contract.
#SAGAFTRAStrike #SupportWorkers #SupportUnions
https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-deal-wga-studios-1235551531/
Hey look at this
* Dumping 2 Million Tires In The Ocean To "Help" Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boB2AVbUwkQ (h/t Salim Fadhley)
* #WritersStrike Ends: #WGA, AMPTP Agree to Deal After 146-Day Strike https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-ends-wga-amptp-deal-2-1235733452/
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That's already happening: voice actors who record for video games are required to start their sessions by stating that they assign the rights to use their voice to train a #deepfake model:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d37za/voice-actors-sign-away-rights-to-artificial-intelligence
But that doesn't mean we have to let the hyperconcentrated entertainment sector alienate creative workers from their labor. As the #WGA has shown us, creative workers aren't just LLCs with MFAs, bargaining business-to-business with corporations - they're *workers*:
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That's already happening: voice actors who record for video games are required to start their sessions by stating that they assign the rights to use their voice to train a #deepfake model:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d37za/voice-actors-sign-away-rights-to-artificial-intelligence
But that doesn't mean we have to let the hyperconcentrated entertainment sector alienate creative workers from their labor. As the #WGA has shown us, creative workers aren't just LLCs with MFAs, bargaining business-to-business with corporations - they're *workers*:
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#WGA officially announces a tentative agreement has been reached with the #AMPTP, pending final #contract language being finalized and approved by both parties and internal #union processes required before authorizing a ratification vote by the rank and file union members.
https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-tentative-agreement
Robin Thede, Adam Conover and More Celebrate Celebrate Tentative WGA Deal With AMPTP After 146 Days: ‘This Is the End’
#Variety #News #AMPTP #HollywoodStrikes #WGA #WritersStrike
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-react-end-wga-strike-1235732789/