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Disney Mocked for Ludicrously Fake CGI "Actors" in Crowd Scene (futurism.com)

submitted 1 year ago by kid2908@slrpnk.net to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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[–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Your phrasing was "legally beholden" which suggests to me that a law exists requiring directors and officers to choose the most profitable path. The wikipedia page you linked does not mention any such law. It describes a type of lawsuit that investors can bring against those running the company.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Perhaps they didn't use the right words. Iirc the correct term is 'fiduciary duty'. A publicly traded company has a fiduciary duty to create value for shareholders.

The duties of some fiduciaries have been codified, for example, the statutory duty of skill and care which is imposed upon trustees by section 1 of the Trustee Act 2000 (TrA 2000) and the relationship between company directors and the company under the Companies Act 2006

https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/guidance/fiduciary-duties

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They are only legally beholden to do what their shareholders collectively want. While it's not necessarily just for profit, if the shareholders are only demanding more profits, that's how the company will behave.