Hollywood film stars banned from Twitter
Posted on October 19, 2009 in Outtakes | 3 Comments
It’s the sign of the times: Hollywood contracts are now stipulating confidentiality when it comes to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.
And at DreamWorks, a contract cautions writers not to jump the gun on studio press releases via “a social networking site, blog or other Internet-type site.”
“This is just the beginning,” a talent lawyer told the newspaper. “Hollywood has a long history of controlling what talent says in the media. This is just a new area of media that hasn’t been controlled yet.”
— Telegraph.co.uk | Read The Full Article
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No, this isn’t “the beginning”, it’s the same as always! NDAs have been common practice for years and the fact that they now have to stipulate “on Twitter, Facebook and similar” just means their clients are idiots.