SAG-AFTRA Releases Strike FAQ for Social Media Influencers Ahead of Comic-Con
thewrap.comreleasing a FAQ on its strike website ahead of San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. The new rules are uncharted territory for Hollywood labor, as this is SAG-AFTRA’s first strike on the TV/Theatrical contract since 1980.
The actors guild just opened its membership to influencers in February 2021 after its leadership approved an “influencer agreement” that set the terms for online content creators who create sponsored and branded videos to join the union.
During the strike, SAG-AFTRA member influencers are still permitted to promote brand deals and continue to fulfill contractual obligations to promote struck film and television projects from Hollywood studios if the contract was agreed to prior to the start of the strike.
However, union members are instructed to not accept any new promotional work from Hollywood studios.As for San Diego Comic-Con, SAG-AFTRA says that influencer members “cannot participate in conventions such as Comic-Con on behalf of, or to promote, companies we are striking against – this includes appearances, panels, fan meet and greets, etc.
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