“The AI terms need to be way more robust” than what the WGA got, Schwartz said. “This is about our bodies, our faces and our voices.”
And of course, some seem to feel that with the WGA strike ending that somehow the SAG-AFTRA will soon capitulate and get back to work.
However, there’s still a lot of bargaining to be done, and certainly past comments by Bob Iger haven’t helped the negotiations.
“Everyone acts like ‘it’s back,’ but we are still on strike,” Morris said. “Nothing is going back until our deal is settled.” “
We all can recall Fran Drescher’s savage attack on Iger and I wonder if going back to the table, whether the dust has settled after the comments she made as a rebuttal of auger’s sad attempt to humiliate the negotiating team.
“Hours after Iger’s appearance on CNBC, Drescher tore into company executives in a fiery speech, in which she accused companies of “disgusting” behaviour and said actors were “being victimised by a very greedy entity.””
Drescher seemed to single out Iger.
“How do you deal with someone like that who’s so tone deaf?” Drescher asked in follow-up interviews. “Are you an ignoramus?”
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-10-02/sag...
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Glad to hear the SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP are meeting again. Geoff Hall. AI is a HUGE issue for the SAG-AFTRA. I've seen people make videos of actors without their permission. Someone recently made a dental ad with Tom Hanks' voice. Hope the SAG-AFTRA gets a historic deal that protects actors from AI.
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Thank you for sharing that Geoff Hall It is very informative. I've never been a fan of Bob Iger or Disney for that matter. It's always, only about money for Disney. Paying actors what we we''re worth versus AI is not profitable. I do not envy Drescher. Good for her for standing her ground.
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Here's to hoping they get a deal! Geoff Hall
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Me too, Maurice Vaughan. The AI abuse of copyright has to stop.
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Suzanne Bronson yes, Suzanne, the more I hear about Bob Iger, the less I want to do with Disney!
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Hey, Sam Rivera yes, let’s hope the negotiations are productive.