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b_b · 3428 days ago · link · · parent · post: What If Authors Were Paid Every Time Someone Turned a Page? Amazon is about to find out.
Isn't part of the problem with production leaving LA that modern market isn't really a functional market to speak of? As I understand it, much of the production has gone to places whose legislatures give millions of dollars to studios to shoot movies and TV there. I live in one of those states (MI), and of all the reasons I despise our GOP legislature, cancelling the 43% film incentive isn't one of them. I love movies and TV, I am willing to pay good money to see them, but I am not a fan of directly subsidizing them. It seems to be bad for everyone (except already rich execs) on the balance.I will not mourn a market segment that cannot compete in the modern marketplace... but I will also not pretend that what replaces it will be as good.