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I wonder if this is a proxy fight in the SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes. Most of the core issue is the reduced residuals seen by workers on streaming, so making visible
by monocasa 3y ago
I wonder if this is a proxy fight in the SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes. Most of the core issue is the reduced residuals seen by workers on streaming, so making visible moves to cut out classic residuals completely would be a classic dick move in these kinds of fights.
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- jarjoura 3y agoWell, residuals are just a fancy term for profit sharing. Disney has used artificial scarcity to keep the value of its content high since I can remember. You'd never find a Disney movie in the bargain bin, for example. Stopping DVD/Bluray production just seems like they weren't able to keep high profit margins and those movies were about to hit those bargain bins. Seems to me, completely unrelated to the strike.
- monocasa 3y agoI mean, Disney has specifically been pulling content because of the strike to put pressure on those striking. If there'd no content, then there's no residuals. A lot of writers (and some actors) are dependent on residuals to keep paying their bills, so it's a tactic to put on pressure at the negotiating table. https://insidethemagic.net/2023/05/disney-guts-content-amid-industry-strike-what-it-actually-means-jnw1/ https://insidethemagic.net/2023/05/disney-guts-content-amid-... When you combine that with the fact that the writers and actors are striking because they get significantly less residuals from streaming than they did from traditional physical and broadcast media, killing physical media (and the bigger residuals) looks a lot like a strike breaking move.