Shepard Fairey’s Piracy: Rank Hypocrisy in the Art Community
by Stage RightEver wonder why ushers on Broadway become “Camera Nazis” whenever they spot a still camera or video camera in the house?
Ever wonder why you can’t just skip over those FBI warnings at the start of every DVD?
Ever wonder why “piracy” is always such a big issue for Hollywood when discussing our economic relationship with China?
It’s because writers, actors, directors and producers all live and die from royalties and residuals (payments for the repeated use of a copyright protected piece of intellectual property). I know most people don’t want to hear this, but being a writer, director or actor is usually not a great life. Until (or unless) you are lucky enough to make it big, it is fiscally challenging to say the least. So many actors who are not stars are lucky if they get one or two weeks’ worth of work in Hollywood per year. How does an actor survive on only two weeks’ pay? They don’t. But, one thing that helps them is they get paid for every subsequent use of the show they were on. Same with the writer and the other creative folks working on the show. (more…)
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