Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike: Union and Companies to Resume Talks
www.hollywoodreporter.com: More than two months into SAG-AFTRA‘s strike against video game companies, the union and the bargaining group representing employers have set a return to the bargaining table.
Inside the Chorus: The Human Impact of San Francisco Symphony Budget Cuts
American Guild of Musical Artists: For five years now, I’ve been a dedicated member of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, contributing my time and talent first as an unpaid singer and, more recently, with the promise of a union contract. Now, the Symphony’s proposal to dramatically cut our budget has thrown my future—and that of my fellow choristers—into uncertainty. As we discussed in our very first open letter, beyond the immediate impact on our livelihoods, these budget cuts threaten to unravel a vital part of the Bay Area’s cultural nervous system as well.
Vote Yes On Locking Artist’s Voices In Contractual Seashells Like The Little Mermaid
Techdirt: We are living under a sea of AI-generated slop, where AI deepfakes and non-consensual intimate content abound. Congress, a self-interested creature, naturally wants to create protections for themselves, their favorite celebrities, and their wealthy donors against online impersonation. But until now, visions of so-called AI protections have been limited. From my lair, I’ve seen how Big Content might use congressional panic about AI abuse to make a many-tentacled power grab. With the NO FAKES and No AI FRAUD Acts, it’s delicious to report that we have done exactly that.
Filmmakers Are Worried About AI. Big Tech Wants Them to See ‘What's Possible’
WIRED: When Hollywood’s writers and actors went on strike last year, it was, in part, because of AI. Actors didn’t care for the notion that their likenesses could be used without their permission, whether by the studios that hired them that week or by someone at home with a computer in 2040. Writers didn’t want to do punch-ups on potentially crummy AI scripts or have their words (or ideas) cannibalized by large language models that didn’t pay them a dime.
JOINT RELEASE: Casa Bonita Cast and Crew Unionizing with Actors’ Equity Association and IATSE
IATSE: When Trey Parker and Matt Stone purchased Casa Bonita, they described the attraction as “the Disneyland of Restaurants” with “Broadway quality entertainment.” Now, the workers who provide that entertainment are organizing with the same labor unions that represent onstage and backstage talent at Disneyland and on Broadway – IATSE and Actors’ Equity Association.
