fenomasJul 26, 2023
Meg

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-07-21/column-hollywood-sag-aftra-strike-strike-silicon-valleys-magical-thinking

I've been saying for years now - and I think it just gets more and more true over time - that we desperately need a Paramount Decree for streaming. For most of the last 70 years it's been the reason you don't have to go to a Disney theatre to see a Disney movie, basically.

A similar thing now would also make it much harder for streamers to hide the value of their shows and movies from the creatives who work on them, since they would have to buy the rights and production would be funded out in the open. This is much like how the Paramount decree basically ended studios "owning" actors and writers, even though that wasn't the main purpose.

Sadly the days of there being any teeth at all in antitrust laws are long gone though. But the 1948 us justice department would have had no patience for this shit.

Merchant: How Silicon Valley mind-set begat Hollywood's strike

Inspired by the success of Netflix, Hollywood studios pursued Silicon Valley-style hypergrowth with tactics borrowed from the likes of Uber and Lyft.

Los Angeles Times
Jul 24, 2023 at 4:01amWeb
Show threadAbdielJul 24, 2023
@megmac This is a superb idea. Are you familiar with the antitrust team that the Biden administration put in place? They are actually doing remarkable work demonstrating that there is lots of power left in our current antitrust laws and regulations. There's hope that we may see a resurgence in sold antitrust actions in the future.
Show threadJason Petersen (he)Jul 24, 2023

@megmac I’m looking at the consolidation of gaming studios and how digital distribution and streaming mean even less customer control over the legacy of their own memories and experiences and seeing the bars come down pretty hard over there, too.

It’s all very depressing.

Show threadJune 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵Jul 24, 2023
@megmac Great article by @brianmerchant
Show threadBrian MerchantJul 26, 2023
@Guildz @megmac ah, thank you!