Khoi Dao
@khoidaooo.bsky.social
voice actor but like in an ironic sort of way like it’s not super serious or anything
Hey Jasper! I’m sorry I totally messed up not including alt text. I’m gonna let my brain sit down for a second then work on that, just to make sure I don’t make any mistakes.
March 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hey Jasper! I’m sorry I totally messed up not including alt text. I’m gonna let my brain sit down for a second then work on that, just to make sure I don’t make any mistakes.
This thread might have the answer you’re looking for. Only the union has the legal resources necessary to enforce any AI protections. Otherwise, it’s the individual lawyering up against a multibillion dollar company.
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If you’re just learnin about the video game strike, I wanna clarify a key detail I’ve seen get distorted a lot: Generally, the *developer* decides whether to sign an interim agreement, not the recording studio. Often, the studio is only a middleman. They do not set this term.
March 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This thread might have the answer you’re looking for. Only the union has the legal resources necessary to enforce any AI protections. Otherwise, it’s the individual lawyering up against a multibillion dollar company.
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Thank you for making it all the way here. I love you.
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March 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thank you for making it all the way here. I love you.
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TL;DR: I’m not a huge fan of the union. They are a means to an end.
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March 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
TL;DR: I’m not a huge fan of the union. They are a means to an end.
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Regarding international talent! (4/7) 🧵
March 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Regarding international talent! (4/7) 🧵
The TH process has its limits. More on that:
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March 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The TH process has its limits. More on that:
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Note: if you’ve heard the term “three Taft-Hartley’s,” that’s just a shorthand way of referring to the three 30-day periods at the all-you-can-work union buffet which the first TH gives you. (2/7) 🧵
March 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Note: if you’ve heard the term “three Taft-Hartley’s,” that’s just a shorthand way of referring to the three 30-day periods at the all-you-can-work union buffet which the first TH gives you. (2/7) 🧵
Hope that answers your questions! I’ve had to simplify a lot to appease the character limit, but that’s about the gist of it!
March 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hope that answers your questions! I’ve had to simplify a lot to appease the character limit, but that’s about the gist of it!
That said, once an actor has been Taft-Hartley’d 3 times, the must-join rule kicks in.
However, since the SAG negotiating committee wants to help NU actors keep their jobs during and after this strike, it is possible for productions to negotiate a waiver for that rule.
However, since the SAG negotiating committee wants to help NU actors keep their jobs during and after this strike, it is possible for productions to negotiate a waiver for that rule.
March 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
That said, once an actor has been Taft-Hartley’d 3 times, the must-join rule kicks in.
However, since the SAG negotiating committee wants to help NU actors keep their jobs during and after this strike, it is possible for productions to negotiate a waiver for that rule.
However, since the SAG negotiating committee wants to help NU actors keep their jobs during and after this strike, it is possible for productions to negotiate a waiver for that rule.
Good question! It is generally NOT necessary for a game to replace all its NU actors once it flips union. They would just have to fill out a 1-page form called a Taft-Hartley for each NU actor, following which that actor has a 30-day window to work all the union jobs they want.
March 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Good question! It is generally NOT necessary for a game to replace all its NU actors once it flips union. They would just have to fill out a 1-page form called a Taft-Hartley for each NU actor, following which that actor has a 30-day window to work all the union jobs they want.
Currently, only a SAG interim agreement can effectively do that, as it would be backed by the union’s legal resources, and can meet any violation by a big company on the appropriate scale.
That’s why actors are holding the line, and why outrage at a recording studio ain’t it.
That’s why actors are holding the line, and why outrage at a recording studio ain’t it.
March 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Currently, only a SAG interim agreement can effectively do that, as it would be backed by the union’s legal resources, and can meet any violation by a big company on the appropriate scale.
That’s why actors are holding the line, and why outrage at a recording studio ain’t it.
That’s why actors are holding the line, and why outrage at a recording studio ain’t it.
This is what we mean by “enforceable” AI protections. Because while we are deeply grateful for any recording studio’s personal support in this strike, the fact remains they do not have the power or resources to protect us, or meaningfully enforce any AI clauses in their contracts
March 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is what we mean by “enforceable” AI protections. Because while we are deeply grateful for any recording studio’s personal support in this strike, the fact remains they do not have the power or resources to protect us, or meaningfully enforce any AI clauses in their contracts
B) If the developer does violate the AI protection clauses in that contract, then the burden of enforcement would be on the actor. Often, that means one guy having to lawyer up against a multi-million/billion dollar company.
March 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
B) If the developer does violate the AI protection clauses in that contract, then the burden of enforcement would be on the actor. Often, that means one guy having to lawyer up against a multi-million/billion dollar company.
A recording studio may offer AI protections in its own contract with the actor, but this ultimately means very little, because
A) the developer owns the final recordings, not the recording studio. They cannot dictate how the developer uses that audio.
A) the developer owns the final recordings, not the recording studio. They cannot dictate how the developer uses that audio.
March 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A recording studio may offer AI protections in its own contract with the actor, but this ultimately means very little, because
A) the developer owns the final recordings, not the recording studio. They cannot dictate how the developer uses that audio.
A) the developer owns the final recordings, not the recording studio. They cannot dictate how the developer uses that audio.
10/10 would license and dub
November 21, 2024 at 10:47 PM
10/10 would license and dub
whew thank god someone said it
November 21, 2024 at 9:23 PM
whew thank god someone said it