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• No More Sounds of Silence on the Music Composition Front?

  Everyone knows that composers and lyricists make scales ... now they want to make scale as well. Union scale, that is (or, even better, above scale). One of the few non-unionized sectors of Hollywood, composers…

• Book review: "Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars" by William Patry

  The content and technology businesses are at war, as is well-known and as I discuss in a recent article. It’s a struggle that focuses on unauthorized file sharing and new business models—in other words, a…

• SAG Interim Nat'l Exec Director Hired as Permanent

  SAG's Interim National Executive Director David White just got the permanent gig and can drop "Interim" from his title. The vote on today SAG's national board, which began meeting yesterday and is still meeting today…

• Rosenberg v. SAG: Court of Appeal Implies Appeal May be Moot

  Alan Rosenberg is no longer president of SAG, nor even a national board member, but his lawsuit against his own union drags on pointlessly. Believe it or not, he’s still trying to undo Doug Allen’s…

• Handel appointed Adjunct Professor at UCLA School of Law to teach entertainment unions & guilds course

  On a personal note, I've been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at UCLA School of Law. I'll be teaching a course on entertainment unions and guilds starting in January. I also continue as of counsel…

• SAG: Four Hardline Horsemen in the National Board Room

  Thursday’s SAG election was a victory for the moderate coalition. Yet, strangely enough, the leaders of the losing hardline faction will all find seats on the national board, and will continue to be a shadow…

• SAG Moderates Win Presidency, Secr. + Additional 4 Natl Seats

  In a victory for the SAG moderate coalition (Unite for Strength / USAN / independents), the UFS candidates for president, Ken Howard, and secretary, Amy Aquino, won the union's national offices.However, the election was close:…

• SAG Presidential Election Close

  A well-placed source says the SAG presidential election is very close. It's a reliable source, but only a single source. Caveat emptor. Not surprising, given how long it's taking to get results - over 3-1/2…

• SAG Moderates Win NY & Everywhere Else

  According to unofficial sources, and as SAGWatch is reporting, SAG moderates have won every open NY Board seat that was up, and all the regional seats that were up as well.Hollywood results are not in…

• SAG Presidential Candidate: I'll Seek Strike Authorization Next Year if Elected

  In an open conference call today, SAG VP and presidential candidate Anne-Marie Johnson said she will seek a strike authorization next year, before the mandated early negotiations next fall, if she’s elected. She argued that…