As SAGAFTRA called a history-making strike, the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers outlined its proposal to the union including a groundbreaking AI proposal which protects performers’ digital likenesses. More here:
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s chief negotiator and national executive director, on Thursday responded that the AMPTP remains “steadfast in their commitment to devalue the work of our members.” On the artificial intelligence proposal by studios, he denounced the offer for paying background performers for one day of work in exchange for the rights to their digital likeness “for the rest of eternity with no compensation.
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher said that the two sides remain “far apart” on “so many things.” She criticized bloated payouts to top executives and said studios’ “plead poverty.” The proposal includes what the AMPTP claims is the highest percentage increase in minimums in 35 years, shortened options periods for TV series regulars earning less than a certain amount and limitations of self-tape requests.The AMPTP’s talking point claims in its memo are below:– 76% increase in High Budget SVOD foreign residuals– Groundbreaking AI proposal which protects performers’ digital likenesses,replicas or for digital alterations of a performance.
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