Artist Rights Archives Page 18 of 79

BREAKING: Voice Actors Go On Strike Against Disney, WB, EA, Take 2, Activision and Other Game Makers

Voice actors are refusing to record any voices until game makers and entertainment companies agree to update a decades-old contract.

Exclusive: Artists At Stoopid Buddy, Studio Behind ‘Robot Chicken,’ Are Uniting To Unionize

An effort to organize the artists at Burbank, California-based Stoopid Buddy Stoodios has gained momentum in recent weeks.

Dreamworks Offers $50 Million Settlement in Animation Wage-Theft Lawsuit

Disney and its subsidiaries like Pixar and Lucasfilm are the only companies who are still fighting artists.

Vancouver Animation Industry Survey Reveals Alarming Low Wages and Unpaid Overtime Practices

How much do animation workers make in Vancouver? Barely a living wage in some instances.

New Web Site Helps Artists Claim Settlement Money From Wage Theft Lawsuit

The new web site explains how artists will receive the nearly-$19 million settlement fund from Blue Sky and Sony Pictures.

Union Files Complaint On Behalf of ‘Sausage Party’ Artists Over Unpaid Overtime Allegations

A Vancouver union is asking the Canadian government to investigate whether animation artists were not paid overtime during the production of “Sausage Party.”

McDonald’s Pulls Commercial That Copied The Work of Animator Cyriak

Theft in the world of advertising is rarely accidental; it is part of the craft.

BREAKING: Arc Productions Declares Bankruptcy, Locks Out Hundreds of Employees

Hundreds of employees have been told not to come to work tomorrow!

DJ Bassnectar Sued By Animator Max Hattler Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

After receiving a Facebook apology and little else for having his work stolen, Max Hattler has filed a lawsuit against DJ and record producer Bassnectar.

‘Futurama’ and ‘Simpsons Movie’ Studio Rough Draft Unionizes

The Animation Guild continues to grow, giving union benefits to more animation artists throughout the LA animation industry.

Disney and Dreamworks Have Come Up With A New, Kooky Reason Why Wage-Theft Lawsuit Is Invalid

The legal teams of Disney and Dreamworks are almost as creative as the artists who make their films.

Storyboard Artist Accuses ‘Chipmunks’ Maker Bagdasarian Productions Of Unethical Behavior (Updated)

“He told me the whole second half was unusable…upon seeing the finished animation later, HE USED MY ENTIRE BOARD SHOT FOR SHOT!”

The Disney Artists’ Strike of 1941 Changed Animation Forever — And For The Better

The Walt Disney Company loves to acknowledge anniversaries and milestones, except for this one.

L.A. Studio Cosmic Toast Shut Down Without Paying Its Artists: A Cartoon Brew Investigation

A Los Angeles animation studio creating work that appeared on Disney and Nick-owned platforms didn’t pay it artists for months and suddenly shut down.