Comments on: Where credit is dew http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/where-credit-is-dew/ Paul Gorbould: Words and Pictures Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:34:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Blake http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/where-credit-is-dew/comment-page-1/#comment-109162 Blake Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:38:50 +0000 http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/where-credit-is-dew/#comment-109162 One answer: Unions. Union rules even dictate the order in which the credits appear at the start/end of movies. One answer: Unions.

Union rules even dictate the order in which the credits appear at the start/end of movies.

]]> By: Joe Mahoney http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/where-credit-is-dew/comment-page-1/#comment-107801 Joe Mahoney Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:14:28 +0000 http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/where-credit-is-dew/#comment-107801 Who cares about CBC Radio and Television credits either? New Media, on the other hand... :-) Who cares about CBC Radio and Television credits either?

New Media, on the other hand… :-)

]]> By: Chris http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/where-credit-is-dew/comment-page-1/#comment-103151 Chris Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:03:02 +0000 http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/where-credit-is-dew/#comment-103151 Interesting point, Paul. Of course, there must be a long legal history behind the credits on posters -- you know that movie studios aren't foolishly wasting perfectly good (and expensive) ad space without being legally required too. I suspect it has to do with union rules (e.g., of the Director's Guild, etc.). But what's amazing is that the unions (and presumably courts) see the fine print -- which nobody reads -- as worth defending. I know it's nice to give credit where credit is due (or dew). But why would anyone insist on forcing the fine print, when it's clear that it doesn't actually achieve that. Bizarre. Any lawyers out there know the answer? Interesting point, Paul.
Of course, there must be a long legal history behind the credits on posters — you know that movie studios aren’t foolishly wasting perfectly good (and expensive) ad space without being legally required too. I suspect it has to do with union rules (e.g., of the Director’s Guild, etc.). But what’s amazing is that the unions (and presumably courts) see the fine print — which nobody reads — as worth defending. I know it’s nice to give credit where credit is due (or dew). But why would anyone insist on forcing the fine print, when it’s clear that it doesn’t actually achieve that. Bizarre.
Any lawyers out there know the answer?

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