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Originally Posted by davidd
Just another union looking to drive another US enterprise into the ground.
Foreign films like Slum Dog Millionaire, ratings that never recovered on network TV, declining box office pulls, etc should be a wake up call for the SAG members... it won't be, but it should.
Like GM & Chrysler going bankrupt will be the final nail in the UAW coffin. SAG can look back in 15 to 20 years and behold the jackal effect their decisions had on their members.
The current model for TV, movie, DVD, CD's, etc is becoming nullified almost daily. Physical products are becoming a thing of the past and viewing methods are morphing each day.
-dd
Add to this if SAG strikes, right now, it will only make California's budget issues much worse.
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Total box office sales for 2007 - $9,629,052,774
Total box office sales for 2008 - $9,851,168,891
Looks like box office revenue is up.
I agree that the market for physical product is on the decline but some things will stay the same for a while. Movies in the theater will always draw people. For a lot of people seeing a movie on the big screen is about the experience and the atmosphere. Sure, if it were available at the same time at home, some people would choose that, but there is always going to be box office draws.
That said the doing away of the physical product is what the SAG people are worried about. Right now they get residuals on DVDs sold. If the DVD goes away and their contract doesn't cover downloads, they get fucked.
During the writers strike one of the key negotiators said that when they look back on this contract negotiation 10-12 years from now he was not going to be the guy who gave away the internet. If you ask for a lot, you can give stuff up and still get a fair share. If you ask for too little it is harder to get more later.