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DIGITAL MEDIA LAW JUNE 22, 2010 Silly Lawsuit Against SAG Dismissed; and More Second, the extension does not change the new media provisions in any way. The extension goes out for a vote in a few weeks to membership meetings in the five major AFTRA Locals of Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington/Baltimore. Voting is by mail or at the WGA annual meeting Sept. Or maybe not. MORE >>	DIGITAL MEDIA LAW NOVEMBER 18, 2009 No More Sounds of Silence on the Music Composition Front? It's not as strange as it seems: the macho union of dock workers and Hollywood truck drivers ( Teamsters Local 399 on the West coast and Local 817 in New York) also represents casting directors, location managers, and various other tenderfoots. An earlier bid to join the Writers Guild (WGA) apparently gained little traction. MORE >>	RECENT POSTS JUNE 22, 2010 \| DIGITAL MEDIA LAW Silly Lawsuit Against SAG Dismissed; and More JANUARY 9, 2010 \| DIGITAL MEDIA LAW Hollywood Labor: SAG Source Says a Strike Unlikely, Joint SAG-AFTRA Bargaining Likely; and the Year Ahead NOVEMBER 18, 2009 \| DIGITAL MEDIA LAW No More Sounds of Silence on the Music Composition Front? MAY 22, 2009 \| DIGITAL MEDIA LAW SAG-AFTRA Ratify Advertising Agreement; SAG Townhall Features Fireworks MAY 19, 2009 \| DIGITAL MEDIA LAW SAG’s Strange Voyage MAY 13, 2009 \| DIGITAL MEDIA LAW SAG Letter re Force Majeure Claims
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DIGITAL MEDIA LAW JANUARY 9, 2010 Hollywood Labor: SAG Source Says a Strike Unlikely, Joint SAG-AFTRA Bargaining Likely; and the Year Ahead And a heads up: the rest of this article is pretty much insider baseball, so proceed if you want the nitty-gritty details on what the year ahead may hold for Hollywood labor, and SAG in particular. With those caveats in mind, the priorities the source listed were as follows: (1) New Media. What about the WGA? 2) Basic Cable. MORE >>	DIGITAL MEDIA LAW MAY 22, 2009 SAG-AFTRA Ratify Advertising Agreement; SAG Townhall Features Fireworks The key difference is the contract expiration date, which in the current deal is synchronized with the WGA, AFTRA and DGA (mid-2011). The day before, I spoke with 2 nd VP Sam Freed, who is president of the New York board, and separately with board member Mike Pniewski of Atlanta , both supporters of ratification. Well, why not? MORE >>	DIGITAL MEDIA LAW MAY 19, 2009 SAG’s Strange Voyage The irony is that the guild, controlled (albeit narrowly) by a moderate majority (composed of the Hollywood-based Unite for Strength faction coupled with Hollywood independents and New York and regional members), could find itself punished because of the actions of the autonomous Hollywood Board, controlled by the hardliners. B214056). MORE >>	DIGITAL MEDIA LAW MAY 13, 2009 SAG Letter re Force Majeure Claims Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. Also, the Guild is hosting informational meetings regarding this settlement proposal for affected series regulars, including one in Hollywood on May 18, 2009 and one in New York on June 1, 2009. million. Highland Ave. MORE >>
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BIZMEDIALAW | FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009
Welcome to Entmedialaw.com

Dearest Readers, I am happy to announce that this blog is being featured as part of a collection of related blogs from quality bloggers, Entmedialaw.com. The world gets smaller, but the info pool gets deeper and harder to swim. And yet there are so many interesting things that we might miss if we are afraid to wade into the deeper part of the pool. MORE >>

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DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009
Actors Commercials Negotiations Deteriorate

The fundamental roadblocks are (1) new media and (2) the economy. New media, of course, had been the major stumbling block in the negotiations between SAG and the studios before being at least partially eclipsed by the issue of contract expiration date. In another development, the WGA is cutting 10% of its staff, Variety reports. MORE >>

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DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009
SAG Rejects Studio Offer; Back to Stalemate

Fresh from today’s boardroom, the union’s leaders must now decamp for New York , where they, along with AFTRA leaders and the two unions’ joint commercials negotiating committee, face off against the Joint Policy Committee (JPC), representing advertisers and ad agencies. There are no further meetings scheduled between the two sides. MORE >>

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DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009
WGA Awards Fete Slumdog, Milk, Mad Men, 30 Rock

Writers are a more subdued bunch than actors , but the WGA Awards included a red carpet. and Rainn Wilson of The Office and writing partner Aaron Lee looked spiffy as well: The awards ceremony was held simultaneously in Los Angeles and New York , with attendees and honorees in each city. Tags: WGA Awards MORE >>

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DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009
SAG Email Imbroglio

Yesterday, the Screen Actor’s Guild’s new Interim National Executive Director, David White, sent an email to members, setting a tone of unity and moving forward. It was a very hopeful sign of the new era in place at SAG headquarters. The message was calm, eloquent and forward-looking—in other words, something entirely new from SAG HQ. MORE >>

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