WGA, SAG-AFTRA Strike Thread

[Ninjablade]

But I'm crazy for being worried about AI uses

 

[Mani-Man]

I have slightly less problems with it when the family gives its okay...but we are still at 99% of me having a problem with AI.
And also, why would you use the voice of a dead person messed up by AI when there are ton of voice actors, actors etc alive around?
I dont see the positive in this.

 

[Filmfreak]

The only way I wouldn't find it completely gross and exploitive would be if the person whose voice or likeness is being used, gave permission themselves before they died. But it still wouldn't make it less creepy and totally unnecessary.

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

I think the vote for yes will go through tonight. As much as some people complain about the AI stuff (and it IS a concern), the benefits of the current deal outweigh the negatives and they'd be fools to throw away the hard-earned healthcare insurance and better pay which they were striking for in the first place.

 

[Arachnerd]

But I'm crazy for being worried about AI uses

"bUt hIs eStaTe ConSENteD tO It sO iT's OkAy!"

I can already picture some of those defenses popping up.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

While I definitely don't think consent from the family estate makes it okay, it's unfortunately still better than some movie studio outright owning the rights to an actor's likeness.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Invader Joker]

The nightmare is over.

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

It's over. Break out the champaign.

 

[Filmfreak]

It's sad that almost 2/3 didn't even bother voting. We'll see how AI will affect them and the industry as a whole in the next three years and how that deal protects them or leaves too much room for them to be exploited.

 

[Primal Slayer]

"bUt hIs eStaTe ConSENteD tO It sO iT's OkAy!"

I can already picture some of those defenses popping up.

That's what estates are there for. They're selling the celebrities image, likeness, books, film rights, etc...
Something that said dead celebrity may have never wanted in the first place.

 

[Boom]

And so ends an absolutely terrible six-month misery.

 

[InCali]

Oh BOY!!!!! Now I get to watch my shows!!!! Yay!!!!.....


I really hope this works out for the membership.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[TheVileOne]

Obviously, a lot of the issues surrounding the strikes will continue for years, but this might be a good time to shut the thread down, or perhaps retitle it to something more broad now that the main strikes have both been resolved?

 

[Drizzle]

Or at least un-sticky it once the dust fully settles. I don't think it should be closed since I'm sure there'll be plenty of things coming up that will be relevant to this in the future.

 

[flickchick85]

It is un-stuck.

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

Ok, jokes and my previous stupidity aside, I'm just glad they got their residuals and healthcare. Those were VERY important. I'd say remain vigilant on the AI stuff for now. I'm DEFINITELY against it if it's a. sans consent or b. friggn pointless (that Jimmy Stewart one sounds dumb). At worst IMO, it'll flop and be labeled as a failed experiment that the studios will abandon. It's a fad, just like the while NFTs thing was, except the studios think there's far more meat to it than NFTs had. And more importantly, the idea of scripts written by AI has been completely squashed. THAT I was never gonna stand for. Either way, constant vigilance for now.

Next possible strike next year will be the animation communities and as a big animation guy I'm on their side by default. Hopefully that won't be as much of a ****show on the studios' end as this was.

Remember everyone: constant vigilance.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

I think you should just stop posting in general, or at least in this specific thread.

 

[Kane52630]

SAG-AFTRA Signs Deal With Voiceover Studio for AI Use in Video Games

SAG-AFTRA signed an agreement on Tuesday with Replica Studios, setting out terms for the use of AI voices in video games.

variety.com

 

[Arachnerd]

What in the actual f*** is this?

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Kane52630]

IATSE Forewarns Strike Authorization Vote Ahead Of March Negotiations: “Not Interested In Extending This Agreement”

IATSE is letting its members know it is prepared to initiate a strike authorization vote against the AMPTP

deadline.com

IATSE is ready to go on strike if upcoming contract negotiations with the studios don’t go their way.

The guild will begin negotiating two major labor contracts with the AMPTP next month, the Basic Agreement and the Area Standards Agreement. Both current contracts are set to expire on July 31. New campaign websites for each lay out the timelines that IATSE expects, both before and after negotiations begin.

Within those timelines, IATSE is making it clear that there will either be an agreement, or the union will look to its members for a potential strike authorization vote. If an agreement isn’t reached by July 31, IATSE’s websites state “The Negotiating Committee is not interested in extending this agreement.”