The Hollywood Strikes Are More Than a Revolt of the Privileged

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In a news conference about the strike, a union negotiator said that the studios were seeking the rights to scan and use an actor’s image “for the rest of eternity” in exchange for one day’s pay. The studios argue that they are offering “groundbreaking” protections against the misuse of actors’ images, and counter that their proposal would only allow a company to use the “digital replica” on the specific project a background actor was hired for.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/arts/television/hollywood-strike-background-actors.html