There are reasons we had these laws, and it seems everyone has chosen to conveniently forget them. I won’t be surprised when the movie studios argue that actors, directors, and writers should be “on staff” salaried studio employees again instead of free agents.
Agreed more regulation is desperately needed, but things are starting to go the other way as far as syndication goes, and the WGA and SAG wins for residuals will help to reverse the course as well.
It reminds me of the studio system problem where movie theaters were owned by the studios.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures,_Inc.
We are moving backwards, allowing more and more media consolidation and less competition.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomnunan/2020/08/07/judge-decrees-studios-can-own-theater-chains-for-first-time-in-71-yearswhat-lies-ahead/
There are reasons we had these laws, and it seems everyone has chosen to conveniently forget them. I won’t be surprised when the movie studios argue that actors, directors, and writers should be “on staff” salaried studio employees again instead of free agents.
Agreed more regulation is desperately needed, but things are starting to go the other way as far as syndication goes, and the WGA and SAG wins for residuals will help to reverse the course as well.