Musician's Union (AFM) preparing to strike Hollywood

[turkeydance]

quote:
And the AFM is not the only union in the entertainment industry which might strike in 2024.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which represents more than 170,000 production crew members,
will see its contract expire in July. Matthew Loeb, the guild’s president, has not ruled out a strike.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/20/business/musicians-union-streaming-residuals-ai/index.html

 

[JohnFreeman]

Imagine a world where nobody cares.

 

[ronn47]

Who will provide the background music for all the political ads?

 

[Supermatch]

Who will provide the background music for all the political ads?

Benny Hill

 

[1911gobang]

That ^^^^
Is the funniest 💩 I’ve seen in a while!!! 😂😂😂

 

[turkeydance]

well, there is precedent.
quote:

First commercial product – Wurlitzer Side Man (1959)[edit]​

Wurlitzer Sideman
In 1959, Wurlitzer released the Side Man, which generates sounds mechanically by a rotating disc, similar to a music box. A slider controls the tempo (between 34 and 150 beats per minute). Sounds can also be triggered individually through buttons on a control panel. The Side Man was a success and drew criticism from the American Federation of Musicians, which ruled in 1961 that its local jurisdictions could not prohibit Side Man use, though it could not be used for dancing.

Drum machine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[1075tech]

Oh no!

Anyway...

 

[DrScaryGuy]

Benny Hill

okay, that one took me by surprise and i'm SO glad i wasn't taking a sip of coffee at the time.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

Benny Hill

Wouldn't work. Benny liked grown women in lingerie, not kids in tranny outfits.

 

[Schattenreiter]

Oh my! Whatever will we do? Oh look, a squirrel.

 

[Supermatch]

Wouldn't work. Benny liked grown women in lingerie, not kids in tranny outfits.

Yeah, but the music still works when the "flip" happens and the video shows all the guys in dresses and furry costumes chasing the right winger.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

Yeah, but the music still works when the "flip" happens and the video shows all the guys in dresses and furry costumes chasing the right winger.

Good old yakkety sax