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Artist Rights

Federal Judge
Dismisses Animation …

But the fight isn’t over yet. Animation artists have 30 days to produce new evidence.

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Artist Rights

Disney, DreamWorks and Sony Describe Artists’ Wage-Theft Lawsuit As ‘Futile’
by Amid Amidi   Monday January 12, 2015   6:02 pm
The major studios filed a motion last Friday in federal court asking a judge to dismiss the antitrust wage-fixing lawsuit that …
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Artist Rights

Former Disney Artist Explains How Ed Catmull Tricked Him
by Amid Amidi   Friday December 12, 2014   4:19 pm
Ed Catmull allegedly told Disney artists they were free to find higher-paying work at other studios while he knew they couldn’t.
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Artist Rights

New Evidence Emerges of Wage-Fixing by DreamWorks, Pixar and Blue Sky
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday December 3, 2014   8:39 pm
The wage-theft scheme operated by major American animation studios continues to grow with no end in sight.
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Artist Rights

Ed Catmull on Wage-Fixing: “I Don’t Apologize for This”
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday November 19, 2014   2:34 pm
The wage-theft scheme run by big animation studios is finally receiving some mainstream media attention after a significant …
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Bad Ideas

Amid Wage Theft Scandal, ‘Wired’ Calls Ed Catmull A ‘Big Hero’
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday October 21, 2014   2:15 pm
To accompany its fawning story on the success of Walt Disney Animation, “Wired” labeled John Lasseter and Ed Catmull as “big …
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Artist Rights

Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Sony Are Sued in Wage Theft Scandal
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday September 9, 2014   6:05 pm
Shocking details of wage-theft conspiracy emerge in a class action lawsuit filed against DreamWorks, Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, …
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Artist Rights

Pixar’s Ed Catmull Emerges As Central Figure In The Wage-Fixing Scandal
by Amid Amidi   Thursday July 10, 2014   11:10 pm
Pixar and Disney Animation president Ed Catmull has always had a reputation as a decent person, but newly revealed court …
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