Showbiz Sandbox 632: Pickets Down – Hollywood Writers Strike A Tentative Deal
September 26, 2023
The Writer’s Guild of America reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) potentially ending its strike after 146 days. Entertainment attorney Jonathan Handel wrote the book on Hollywood strikes, literally, and is a contributing writer at Puck where he covers labor issues. He fills us in on what is known about the deal the WGA negotiated and when striking actors may follow suit.
Handel also helps us understand why some big name authors and comedians are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement after discovering the company used their work to train their artificial intelligence platform, ChatGPT.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how HBO is adding sports to its streaming service, Amazon will add advertisements to Prime Video and Ruper Murdoch announces his retirement from Fox and News Corp.
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Jonathan Handel’s Website
https://jhandel.com/
‘The Nun II’ Tops $200M Global, ‘Jawan’ Now Biggest Bollywood Movie Ever In India
https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-nun-2-jawan-shah-rukh-khan-milestones-expendables-4-global-international-box-office-1235554810/
‘The Nun II’ Narrowly Prevails Over ‘A Haunting in Venice’ With $14.5M
https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-nun-2-jawan-shah-rukh-khan-milestones-expendables-4-global-international-box-office-1235554810/
The Golden Fleece – Harper’s Bazaar
https://harpers.org/archive/2023/10/the-golden-fleece-kloc/
Star Wars 1923
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj07nrtc9JI
A Taylor Swift Instagram Post Helped Drive a Surge in Voter Registration
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/22/1201183160/taylor-swift-instagram-voter-registration
Japan’s Legendary Studio Ghibli, Co-Founded by Hayao Miyazaki, Sells Stake to Nippon TV
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-nippon-tv-stake-deal-1235595768/
WGA and the Studios Reach Tentative Deal to End Writers’ Strike
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-09-24/writers-strike-over-wga-studios-reach-deal-actors
Hollywood’s Post-Writers Strike Reality
https://puck.news/hollywoods-post-writers-strike-reality/
Residuals Are Key to Nearly Every Strike in Hollywood History — Here’s Why
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/residuals-strike-hollywood-history-wga-sag-aftra-1235727986/
Amazon Is Sticking Ads in Prime Video Shows and Movies Unless You Pay More
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885242/amazon-prime-tv-movies-streaming-ads-subscription-date
What Amazon’s Pivot to Prime Video Ads Will Look Like
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/amazon-commercials-prime-video-ads-1235598166/
Ringling Bros. Circus Returns After Six Years With Heavy Focus on Acrobatics, No Animals
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/2023/09/25/ringling-bros-brings-back-big-top-time-without-animals/8424795001/
Polish Government to Run Warning Spot Ahead of ‘The Green Border’ Screenings
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/poland-government-the-green-border-warning-spot-1235595800/
Agnieszka Holland’s Migrant Crisis Drama ‘Green Border’ Posts Record Opening Weekend In Poland In Face Of Political Backlash
https://deadline.com/2023/09/agnieszka-holland-migrant-green-border-posts-record-opening-weekend-poland-1235555377/
Directors Guild Issues Statement in Support of Agnieszka Holland Amid Polish Government Backlash
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dga-agnieszka-holland-green-border-1235596034/
BTS Renew Contracts with K-Pop Giant Hybe
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bts-members-jin-suga-j-hope-rm-jimin-v-and-jungkook-renew-contracts-with-k-pop-giant-hybe/
OpenAI’s Response to Sarah Silverman’s Lawsuit Shows Music Rightsholders Could Be In for a Tough Fight Over Copyright and AI
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/openais-response-to-sarah-silvermans-lawsuit-shows-music-rightsholders-could-be-in-for-a-tough-fight-over-copyright-and-ai/
Authors Sue Meta, OpenAI in Lawsuits Alleging Infringement of Hundreds of Thousands of Novels
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/authors-sue-meta-openai-class-action-1235588711/
John Grisham, George R.R. Martin And Other Writers Join Authors Guild In Class Action Lawsuit Against OpenAI
https://deadline.com/2023/09/authors-openai-lawsuit-john-grisham-george-rr-martin-1235551400/
Us Copyright Office Denies Protection for Another AI-Created Image
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-copyright-office-denies-protection-another-ai-created-image-2023-09-06/
Sufjan Stevens: Songwriter ‘Cannot Walk’ After Being Diagnosed With Rare Disease
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-copyright-office-denies-protection-another-ai-created-image-2023-09-06/
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