Hollywood’s guilds and unions saved the film and TV business in 2021. Working cooperatively with the industry’s companies, they adopted Covid-19 protocols that got production booming and their members safely back to work, all the while averting strikes that would have crippled recovery efforts.
Month: December 2021
The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2021
I don’t know about you, but my 2021 actually made 2020 look pretty, prettay, prettaay good by comparison. This was the year we actually had to try to pretend everything was back to normal when, frankly, it was anything but. So, forget all the “best of” lists that I’m sure are clogging up your feeds right now. Here are my personal picks for the copyright opinions from 2021 that, much like the year itself, leave a little something to be desired.
Read More: https://copyrightlately.com/the-5-worst-copyright-decisions-of-2021/
Two Shot: Streaming Vs Theatrical – Can The Moviegoing Experience Still Be Saved?
This week, Hammond and McCarthy get into a heavy topic these days in terms of the way we have viewed movies in the past, present and inevitably the future. It is a hot conversation being had in the industry weighing the pros and cons of traditional theatrical exhibition vs the ever-changing business of streaming new movies, sometimes skipping theaters altogether even for films with very big stars who are being lured with wads of cash from the world of streamers.
SAG-AFTRA & Actors’ Equity Extend Agreement Over Taping Of Live Stage Shows During Pandemic
SAG-AFTRA and the Actors’ Equity Association have agreed to a six-month extension of an agreement they reached last year that settled a bitter jurisdictional dispute over the taping or streaming of live theater during the Covid-19 pandemic. The agreement was originally set to expire at the end of the year, but the extension acknowledges the ongoing nature of the pandemic and sets Juine 30, 2022, as the new expiration date.
SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity Association Extend Pandemic Agreement
LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK – Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Actors’ Equity Association today announced an extension to their 2020 agreement addressing the coverage of live theater that is recorded or streamed for exhibition to a remote audience.
Read More: https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-actors%E2%80%99-equity-association-extend-pandemic-agreement
DGA Membership Ratifies New Commercial Contract
The DGA membership overwhelmingly ratified the new collective bargaining agreement between the DGA and the Association of Independent Commercial Producers, Inc. (AICP).
The Valued Gap: 2021 in Review
2021 was many things for the music business – where everything throughout the year was sharpened and heightened because of the pandemic – but it was most certainly never boring. Catalogues were still being sold for phenomenal sums, but alongside this came moves to ensure that the songwriters themselves had a greater share in the upside of these boom times.
Spotlight put on the merch commissions charged by venues
While the debate continues about how the good old digital pie is split between different stakeholders in the music industry, the spotlight fell on how another artist revenue stream is shared out last week, after Tim Burgess of The Charlatans commented on the commissions some venues charge on merch sales that take place at shows.
Read More: https://completemusicupdate.com/article/spotlight-put-on-the-merch-commissions-charge-by-venues/
Judge again refuses to dismiss Shake It Off song-theft lawsuit against Taylor Swift
A US judge has again declined to dismiss the long-running ‘Shake It Off’ song theft lawsuit, meaning that the songwriters who allege that Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit rips off a song they wrote in 2001 should now be able to have their case presented to a jury.
Ed Sheeran secures injunction against Viagogo over touted tickets in Germany
A court in Hamburg has basically banned often controversial secondary ticketing website Viagogo from selling tickets to Ed Sheeran’s 2022 tour dates. In Germany, at least.
Abba sues Abba Mania for trademark infringement
Abba have sued a UK-based company that stages tribute shows under the brand Abba Mania. That activity, the actual Abba say, is “parasitic” and constitutes trademark infringement.
Read More: https://completemusicupdate.com/article/abba-sues-abba-mania-for-trademark-infringement/
It’s No Laughing Matter As Spotify Removes Comedy Tracks
Comedians and other spoken word authors are seeking the same streaming royalties paid to songwriters, but an impasse has led to the removal of their works from Spotify.
Read More: https://copyrightlately.com/spotify-removes-comedy-tracks/
Streaming Issues May Impact Residuals for American Musicians, Execs Say
What does the future hold for the Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund? Like so many aspects of a rapidly changing media business, that’s hard to predict.
Read More: https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/streaming-issues-residuals-american-musicians-1235125275/
Millions in Musicians’ Residuals Going Unclaimed, FMSMF Says
The Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund every year pays thousands of musicians for their movie and TV work when it appears on cable, free TV, streaming services or home video.
Read More: https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/musicians-residuals-going-unclaimed-fmsmf-1235125265/
ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
MUSIC, FILMS AND TV (2017-2020), TRENDS AND DRIVERS
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Animation Guild Takes Page From Larger IATSE Activism in Push for Higher Wages
In talks with producers through Dec. 2, TAG, through the #PayAnimationWriters hashtag, has called for parity between its members and their counterparts repped by the Writers Guild.
