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What Is The Animation Wage-Fixing Lawsuit? An Explainer for the Community
Take a few minutes to understand the lawsuit that industry artists have filed against the big American studios and why it matters.
Artist Rights
Crashing the Boy’s Club: Women Speak Out About Gender Inequality in Animation
Women don’t receive the same opportunities as men do in animation, and they’re finally speaking out about it.
Judge Rules Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, Sony, and Other Studios Can’t Evade Wage-Fixing Lawsuit
A judge rule that animation artists can continue a case against studios which allegedly suppressed wages for decades through fraud.
Sony Tried to Screw Indie Filmmakers Over Their Crappy Film ‘Pixels’
Sony succeeded in removing multiple films from Vimeo with the word “pixels” in its title.
Why Are ‘BoJack Horseman’ Artists Being Asked To Take Their Art Offline?
A letter from the show’s producer asked artists to pull down their artwork from the Internet.
Animation Artists’ Union Reaches Agreement for 3-Year Deal with Studios
How smooth were negotiations? They began Monday and finished Wednesday.
Federal Judge Dismisses Animation Studio Wage-Fixing Suit
But the fight isn’t over yet. Animation artists have 30 days to produce new evidence.
Japan’s Animation Industry Isn’t Just Tough, It’s “Illegally Harsh” Says American Artist
“Everything about my life is utterly horrible,” says an American animator working in Japan, and that’s how he likes it.
Disney, DreamWorks and Sony Describe Artists’ Wage-Theft Lawsuit As ‘Futile’
The major studios filed a motion last Friday in federal court asking a judge to dismiss the antitrust wage-fixing lawsuit that had been filed by animation industry employees.
Former Disney Artist Explains How Ed Catmull Tricked Him
Ed Catmull allegedly told Disney artists they were free to find higher-paying work at other studios while he knew they couldn’t.
How A ‘Roger Rabbit’ Producer Punished An Artist for Wage-Sharing
Animation veteran Uli Meyer recounts what happened when he shared his wage with co-workers on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”
Sony Animation’s Bob Osher Makes $1.25 Million A Year, But Don’t Compare Your Salary To His
Sony tries to trick animation students with “advice” on how to be a successful employee at their studio.
New Evidence Emerges of Wage-Fixing by DreamWorks, Pixar and Blue Sky
The wage-theft scheme operated by major American animation studios continues to grow with no end in sight.
Ed Catmull on Wage-Fixing: “I Don’t Apologize for This”
The wage-theft scheme run by big animation studios is finally receiving some mainstream media attention after a significant piece was published today by Bloomberg News.
‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland: “Fuck The Union”
The overworked and underpaid artists on Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” ratified a new labor agreement last week, and ‘Rick and Morty”s co-creator doesn’t like how it happened.
‘Rick and Morty’ Artists Push to Unionize Their Show—And Succeed
The crew of the Adult Swim series “Rick & Morty” ratified a new labor agreement last Monday with the Animation Guild.
Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Sony Are Sued in Wage Theft Scandal
Shocking details of wage-theft conspiracy emerge in a class action lawsuit filed against DreamWorks, Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Digital Domain 3.0, Sony Pictures Imageworks and others.
Pixar’s Ed Catmull Emerges As Central Figure In The Wage-Fixing Scandal
Pixar and Disney Animation president Ed Catmull has always had a reputation as a decent person, but newly revealed court documents show that he’s been working against the interests of Pixar’s employees for years, as well as trying to hurt other studios who didn’t play by his rules.
Disney and DreamWorks May Have Been Part of Illegal Pixar/Lucasfilm Wage-Fixing Cartel
Tech site Pando Daily has been providing amazing coverage of the Department of Justice antitrust invesigation and subsequent class action lawsuits over wage-fixing amongst Silicon Valley tech companies and animation studios.
Will Obama Be Greeted by a Sea of Green at DreamWorks?
Tomorrow, President Obama will deliver a speech about the economy at DreamWorks Animation. It is, as far as we know, the first speech …
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