Warner Bros. is suing Amazon for poaching employees

华纳兄弟起诉亚马逊非法挖角员工

Warner Bros. Discovery has filed suit against Amazon, accusing it of illegally poaching employees, including Pia Barlow, former senior VP for originals marketing. In the complaint, Warner says that “Amazon has chosen to ride on the coattails of other well-established Hollywood mainstays,” and that it engaged in a “lawless employee shopping spree.” Deadline reports that Francesca Orsi, HBO’s head of drama series and films, is believed to be one of the other Amazon targets.

华纳兄弟探索公司（Warner Bros. Discovery）已对亚马逊提起诉讼，指控其非法挖角员工，其中包括前原创营销高级副总裁皮娅·巴洛（Pia Barlow）。在诉状中，华纳称“亚马逊选择搭好莱坞老牌公司的便车”，并进行了一场“无法无天的员工抢购狂欢”。据《Deadline》报道，HBO 剧集与电影部门负责人弗朗西斯卡·奥尔西（Francesca Orsi）也被认为是亚马逊的目标之一。

Barlow is set to begin a new position as Amazon’s head of original series marketing on August 3rd. According to Warner’s suit, Barlow was under contract until October 31st, 2027. It accuses Amazon of knowingly “inducing” Barlow to breach her agreement by offering her a higher pay package and legal support should Warner seek legal action for breach of contract. It also alleges that these poaching efforts are ongoing.

巴洛定于 8 月 3 日入职亚马逊，担任原创剧集营销主管。根据华纳的诉讼，巴洛的合同有效期至 2027 年 10 月 31 日。诉状指控亚马逊明知故犯，通过提供更高的薪酬待遇以及在华纳采取法律行动时提供法律支持，来“诱导”巴洛违反合同。诉状还称，此类挖角行为目前仍在持续。

Term employment agreements are common in the entertainment industry, but less so in others. This has led to friction with tech companies attempting to break into the industry. YouTube settled with Disney over its hiring of veteran executive Justin Connolly, and 20th Century Fox won a lawsuit against Netflix when it poached two of its execs.

定期雇佣合同在娱乐行业很常见，但在其他行业则较少见。这导致了娱乐业与试图进军该行业的科技公司之间产生了摩擦。YouTube 此前曾因聘用资深高管贾斯汀·康诺利（Justin Connolly）而与迪士尼达成和解；二十世纪福克斯公司（20th Century Fox）也曾在起诉 Netflix 挖走其两名高管的诉讼中胜诉。