Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks, some in the negative

Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks... by lapcat on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:36PM (#36923732)

What's the net worth of the film and TV studios, their executives, and their major shareholders?

Famous actors can use their fame to highlight the issue, and that's how it becomes a news story, but the issue affects all actors, especially the ones who are not rich and famous. They won't get their names in a news story.

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Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks... by glimshe on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:14PM (#36924088)

I don't think the executive pay matters all that much in this discussion, and is a marxist argument ultimately.

If they are well compensated and have proper work conditions, what the shareholders and bosses are making is irrelevant. Market forces should determine their pay; otherwise, why do we think that they should make more money than anyone else?

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Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks... by lapcat on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:32PM (#36924249)

> If they are well compensated and have proper work conditions, what the shareholders and bosses are making is irrelevant.

So why does the net worth of Mandy Moore, et al., matter?

> Market forces should determine their pay

Residuals are due to market forces.

It feels like you should be arguing against causality0, not me.

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