Writers Blast Paramount for Putting ‘Mean Girls’ on TikTok: ‘Another Way Not to Pay Us for Our Work’
Paramount angered writers, producer and fans of “Mean Girls” on Tuesday by sharing the entire 2004 comedy on TikTok in 23 parts.
“As the WGA strike comes to a close, studios find another way not to pay us for our work,” wrote “It Follows” producer Rebecca Green on Tuesday.
“Every filmmaker dreams about cutting up their film into 23 parts. Congrats!” said “The Tale” producer Mynette Louie.
Like Spotify, TikTok does pay royalties to musical artists, labels and distributors with licensing contracts. However, the amount of money being shared directly with artists has been criticized by musicians including Snoop Dogg.
The rapper voiced his support for the WGA strike in May, saying, “Some of these artists are streaming millions and millions and millions and millions of f—king streams and they don’t got no millions of dollars in the pot.”
“Another thing that occurred to me about the whole Mean Girls Tiktok thing.
“As the WGA strike comes to a close, studios find another way not to pay us for our work,” wrote “It Follows” producer Rebecca Green on Tuesday.
“Every filmmaker dreams about cutting up their film into 23 parts. Congrats!” said “The Tale” producer Mynette Louie.
Like Spotify, TikTok does pay royalties to musical artists, labels and distributors with licensing contracts. However, the amount of money being shared directly with artists has been criticized by musicians including Snoop Dogg.
The rapper voiced his support for the WGA strike in May, saying, “Some of these artists are streaming millions and millions and millions and millions of f—king streams and they don’t got no millions of dollars in the pot.”
“Another thing that occurred to me about the whole Mean Girls Tiktok thing.
- 10/3/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
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