Wel I am a fan of unions in general. I just think there will be some
growing pains if they try to apply this stuff to net video
prematurely, especially as there is currently so much hype about
internet video $$ which doesnt match the reality for most.

So I do look forward to the day when unions get in the way of someone
exploiting people whilst making lots of money, but do not look forward
to the day that some small player with no money gets bullied out of
this sphere by unions.

Cheers

Steve Elbow

--- In [email protected], "Jan McLaughlin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is this a 'problem' for indie talent and technician? Or a blessing?
> 
> Health insurance, retirement benefits, fiscal protections from
abuse, etc?
> 
> There either will or will not come a time when the things you
produce are
> popular enough to sustain real livings for lots and lots of people. When
> that entertainment tipping point happens, why not provide yourself
and the
> people you work with living wages and benefits?
> 
> Serious talent wishing to cross over to MSM will be folded into unions;
> those who don't want to play in the MSM sandbox will stand outside, not
> looking in, but looking out to recruit new, hungry talent to feed
the hungry
> long tail of entertainment.
> 
> Jan

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