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Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’

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Post by Vivtek »

genocidicbunny wrote: post #39
asib wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Movies are overwhelmingly made _by_ American studios but I don't know if they are overwhelmingly _made_ (shot) in the US. It's very common to shoot in a location that gives tax incentives. E.g. Vancouver used to be (potentially still is) a common production location.

Vancouver and Toronto were very often used as stand-ins for shows based in places like Chicago, Seattle, NYC and many others. Might still be, but I barely consume that sort of media nowadays. It made watching TV shows like Stargate SG1 additionally amusing though -- every planet they visited was basically some location near Vancouver. Me and friends used to joke about how much like carcinisation is a thing in evoluti…

Similarly, every European city turns out to be Budapest. Especially if there's an urban car chase of any kind.

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Post by Gormo »

jparishy wrote: post #453
Gormo wrote: post #439

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In case it wasn't clear, I'm not mocking actors, builders, and HVAC techs; rather, I'm mocking you, for making the ridiculous claim that these hard-working folks are in such dire straits (hint: they're not) that studios should be forced to make production choices that result in ultra-lame movies just to artificially guarantee them some extra work.

Okay friend, I don’t think I’ll continue this but I hope one of us is right and the movie industry flourishes

The movie industry is already flourishing. There isn't actually any problem in need of a solution here.

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Post by carlosjobim »

habosa wrote: post #77

The MAGA people attacking Hollywood is such a big mistake. Yes I know the average celebrity doesn’t share their views, but that doesn’t change the fact that Hollywood projects American culture around the world in a way that the government could never do itself. Movies and music made here are so often cited as the reason why young people around the world idealize America and want to emulate us (buy our clothes, speak…

> Hollywood projects American culture

Isn't it the other way around? American culture was dictated by Hollywood, and the rest of the world mistook it for real American culture?

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Post by carlosjobim »

whizzter wrote: post #338
dagw wrote: post #202

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I know the US better than many parts of Germany I read an article years ago from a lawyer (might have been a judge) complaining that, thanks to US TV and movies, people in Sweden know more about how the US justice system works than the Swedish system. Far too many people just fall back on their US TV knowledge of how they think courts work and that they keep having to explain to the people that, no that's not how thi…

We have very few shows about lawyers/law here because our system is simple (and boring?) enough that there isn't much to make anything interesting about. IANAL but have taken some intro level course (that usually starts with don't think anything from American shows applies). 1: It's rooted in civil law so the written laws(and their precursor political discussions) are first considered, laws are thus fairly broadly wr…

You didn't mention the most important difference: Nordic countries have "free evidence exhibition", meaning that anything and everything is allowed to be presented as evidence in the courts and the judges have total liberty in deciding on how to weigh evidence.

This means evidence such as hearsay or illegally obtained evidence is given the same consideration as real evidence. Resulting many times that the court can sentence an accused that everybody "knows" is guilty, and other times resulting in mind bogglingly insane verdicts.

Another big difference: No plea deals. Which is something very strange about the American justice system.

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Post by cameldrv »

cguess wrote: post #272
fellerts wrote: post #223

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I'd expect 911 to redirect to one of the emergency services in most/all European countries, no?

112 works in the reverse way in the US as well (along with 999 which is the equivalent in many other countries such as the UK). There's not really any reason not to have many numbers just in case. Tourists shouldn't have to memorize, and recall, new numbers in an emergency.

The only problem is that at least in Germany, there are two numbers, 110 for the police, and 112 for fire/ambulance.

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Post by r00fus »

aceazzameen wrote: post #423

What's Trump's agenda? Kiss the ring and we'll waive your tariffs? In what form will Hollywood be asked to kiss the ring here? More pro maga content? Pro maga actors? Remove "woke" content?

You got it. All he ever does is shakedowns.

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Post by atmavatar »

cpursley wrote: post #443
nobody9999 wrote: post #433

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>If someone came in with a curious mindset, that'd be one thing. But this is someone walking into a room with an agenda (get rid of fluoride) and a shocking lack of knowledge about that agenda. But since "Internet People Lie About Fluoride,"[0] why are you surprised? And that's nothing new. Why? I have no idea. Perhaps cpursley[1] could enlighten us? [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GefwcsrChHk [1] https://news.yc…

Yeah, exactly - she made my point. Buy proper toothpaste with fluoride. Brush after ever meal. I understand the chemistry and am an obsessive brusher. If the Danish don't need it in their DRINKING water, nor do we.

> Buy proper toothpaste with fluoride.

It's funny you should mention that because now the Texas AG is staring to come after fluoridated toothpastes.

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Post by fxd123 »

kjksf wrote: post #329

Maybe people should first understand the context of this. Apparently, here's the data: California is losing its grip on the film industry as Canada, the UK, and Australia outspend the U.S. on production subsidies. LA’s soundstage occupancy dropped to 90% pre-strikes, while Warner Brothers and Netflix ramp up overseas filming. Even a $3.75 billion tax credit boost might not be enough to keep Hollywood on top. Meanwhil…

> leftist tarrifs

huh?

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Post by IAmGraydon »

Yeah good luck with that. The statute that gives presidents emergency tariff powers explicitly exempts movies.

> The authority granted to the President by this section does not include the authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly [...] the importation from any country, or the exportation to any country, whether commercial or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission, of any information or informational materials, including but not limited to, publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/1702

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Post by dragonwriter »

bluGill wrote: post #336
KingOfCoders wrote: post #227

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110 (Police), 112 (Ambulance, Fire Department) in Germany.

Why are there two different numbers? When there is an emergency you want people to always do the right thing. Guessing the wrong number to call is not the right thing, and worse 2 numbers means there is great chance you didn't memorize either. This is well studied in human factors. Besides, anytime the other two are involved the police need to respond too - when there is a fire or medical emergency whoever can get th…

> Besides, anytime the other two are involved the police need to respond too

Police responding to everything whether or not there is an indication that they are necessary, and even (especially) when the indications are that they would be counterproductive is a US quirk with very high costs, not some kind of universal rule.

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