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Silly Lawsuit Against SAG Dismissed; and More
In a statement, SAG’s Deputy National Executive Director and General Counsel, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, said “Screen Actors Guild is gratified that this litigation has now concluded with a final reaffirmation of the Guild's position by the trial court.” Twenty eight writers have become new Guild members as a result of the new contracts.
Digital Media Law - Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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DGA to Negotiate on SAG & AFTRA's Heels
The Directors Guild announced on its website today that it will begin negotiations with the AMPTP (studio alliance) in mid-November, which is immediately after the scheduled end of 45 days of negotiation between the AMPTP and SAG (Screen Actors Guild) & AFTRA (a smaller performers union). Check out my residuals chart there too.
Digital Media Law - Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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A “New” Entertainment Union - And a Possible Name
AFTRA is interested in merger with the Screen Actors Guild, but not if the effort is going to fail again. So we learn from an article appearing in the just-mailed Spring 2010 issue of AFTRA Magazine. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and AFTRA share jurisdiction over scripted television programming.) So far, nothing unexpected.
Digital Media Law - Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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  • "That's a hobby, not a profession"
    am outside counsel to the Songwriters Guild of America, former counsel to NMPA and The Harry Fox Agency, Chair of the music industry’s primary social outreach program (“World Hunger Year”), and a former studio musician. I'm posting a piece by a friend and want to give a little context. If you haven't read the book, you should. He rocks hard.”
    Music Technology Policy - Saturday, July 25, 2009
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  • Opting For The Bigger Hammer
    The WGA is ratcheting up the rhetoric by recently issuing hardline rules to its 12,000 members if the guild goes on strike as threatened. It’s a shot over the bow with the studios and networks and it ensures that the guild’s members actually honor the picket lines. Such fears are carrying the day.
    DealFatigue - Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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  • DGA to Negotiate on SAG & AFTRA's Heels
    The Directors Guild announced on its website today that it will begin negotiations with the AMPTP (studio alliance) in mid-November, which is immediately after the scheduled end of 45 days of negotiation between the AMPTP and SAG (Screen Actors Guild) & AFTRA (a smaller performers union). Check out my residuals chart there too.
    Digital Media Law - Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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  • Songwriters Guild's Carnes on piracy and 'Cyber-Somalia'
    Music attorney Chris Castle's blog has a terrific interview with Rick Carnes, President of the Songwriters Guild of America. I'm curious as to how Carnes squares that with the rosier picture painted in this recent Forbes article. Professional songwriters used to live on advances from their music publisher.
    Copyrights & Campaigns - Friday, January 30, 2009
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  • Screen Actors Guild President Calls Actors “Frightened Little Children”
    Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. In an extraordinary interview with The Wrap , SAG President Alan Rosenberg said that “actors are frightened little children,” and referred to his opponents—a majority of the SAG board—as “liars and manipulators.” they stand up way too hard.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, January 30, 2009
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  • Handel appointed Adjunct Professor at UCLA School of Law to teach entertainment unions & guilds course
    I'll be teaching a course on entertainment unions and guilds starting in January. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. He begins teaching a semester-long class on entertainment unions and guilds in January 2010 and will continue to represent clients at TroyGould.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, October 2, 2009
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  • SAG Letter re Force Majeure Claims
    Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. urge you to read it carefully and contact the Guild or your professional advisors with any questions. Hollywood CA 90028 NEW YORK : June 1, 2009 at 5:00 pm NY Board Room, 14th Floor Screen Actors Guild 360 Madison Avenue New York NY 10017.
    Digital Media Law - Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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  • Force Majeure: an issue in the SAG/AMPTP negotiations
    One of the issues in the impasse between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers  is the Force Majeure Clause. The article explains the current Force majeure clause, the issue between the parties and the consquences  of its application and enforcement.
    Gordon P. Firemark - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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  • SAG - Hardliners Successful
    Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. Guild National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Doug Allen and the National Television and Theatrical Contract Negotiating Committee remain committed to advancing the cause of actors and our crucial contract negotiations.”
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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  • Pilots Overwhelmingly AFTRA Again
    The ill-will generated by SAG hardliners evidently lives on in the producing community, notwithstanding the regime change 12 months ago that brought cooler heads to the elected and top appointed leadership of the guild. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. Maybe so.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, February 8, 2010
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