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The Google-collected WGA strike news, FYI. Jan On 10/20/07, Jan McLaughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Way to go, Casey. > > Of course this medium will be unionized. > > Eventually. > > Is this a 'problem' for indie talent and technician? Or a blessing? > > Health insurance, retirement benefits, fiscal protections from abuse, etc? > > > There either will or will not come a time when the things you produce are > popular enough to sustain real livings for lots and lots of people. When > that entertainment tipping point happens, why not provide yourself and the > people you work with living wages and benefits? > > Serious talent wishing to cross over to MSM will be folded into unions; > those who don't want to play in the MSM sandbox will stand outside, not > looking in, but looking out to recruit new, hungry talent to feed the hungry > long tail of entertainment. > > Jan > > On 10/20/07, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > very nice > > i'm really intrigued by the strike in LA > > it seems like we online can never be touched by something like that > > but i hear i am totally wrong > > > > On 10/16/07, Steve Watkins < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I could not miss the following article as it is currently given > > > prominence on the Guardian main page: > > > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/16/digitalvideo > > > > > > Touches on issues such as 'the unions are coming' which is certainly > > > something I expect to cause a few nightmares for some in the future. > > > Probably wont affect people who dont use any outside talent in their > > > videos so much for now, but in the longterm the existing > > > 'professional' entertainment industry is certainly going to want to > > > get in on the act. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Steve Elbows > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://geekentertainment.tv > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > Individual Email | Traditional > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > -- > The Faux Press - better than real > http://feeds.feedburner.com/WburgtvFallFilmFest - Fall Film Fest > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > http://wburg.tv > aim=janofsound > air=862.571.5334 > skype=janmclaughlin -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/WburgtvFallFilmFest - Fall Film Fest http://fauxpress.blogspot.com http://wburg.tv aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
