California Governor Signs Law on Gig Economy That Could 'Gut the Music Industry

Billboard ^ | September 18, 2019 | Billboard Staff, AP

[amnestynone]

They could just move out of California like any other sane person would do.

[Yaelle]

Wow is that ever effed. I certainly know a lot of people who do music gigs. Whenever you come down hard onto freedom to protect 5 people, you screw another 50 you never thought about. Does ANYBODY understand the basics of chess??

[cymbeline]

“... one can actually make a living making music”

I’m not unsympathetic toward you but making music is an art.

Most artists don’t continuously produce good work.

Therefore, it is by nature a part time job if “job” means making money doing it.

[VanShuyten]

I’m starting to think this law was passed to make corporate law lawyers rich by forcing every gig employee to personally incorporate to avoid losing work.

[DoodleBob]

Whenever you come down hard onto freedom to protect 5 people, you screw another 50 you never thought about. Does ANYBODY understand the basics of chess??

They do...all too well I'm afraid.

“Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with.”

― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Movies are gig work, right?. How does this effect Hellyweird?

[trebb]

Exactly - you either get the whole deal or you get nothing...

[SunkenCiv]

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