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Hollywood Studios Propose to Own and Use AI Replicas of Actors “For the Rest of Eternity” (geektyrant.com)
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This week, negotiations between Hollywood studios and the actors they employ have come to a head, resulting in an actors strike. This comes two and a half months into the Hollywood writers’ strike, which began on May 2nd. In a report from The Verge , we learned that Duncan Crabtree-Ireland , SAG

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I mean that just sounds like a terrible deal for actors. If that is the kind of things studios are pressing for then it's no wonder that actors decided to strike.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not only do I say “Fuck you” to the studios, but break them all the fuck up! Just like they broke them up back in the day from owning theaters. Production should be separate from distribution including streaming. Break that shit up! Make them all compete. No more owning properties all the way through. You either make the product or you distribute the product. Not both.