Well, unfair is a matter of opinion. The concentration of moviemaking in Hollywood was a historical accident. From the point of view of present cities, there's no reason to see that as fair.
They also aren't unfair in the sense that LA can't do exactly the same thing. The theory of places like Atlanta and Vancouver is that the film industry has positive externalities, so in theory there's nothing wrong with capturing some of that value and paying the people who create it. It's a free country, after all, and if LA isn't willing to bid as high, then perhaps the market has spoken.
Personally I'm not a big fan of tax incentives, but unfair isn't a word I'd particularly use to describe them.
Unfair in the sense of paying business to relocate, not that the folks in other places don't deserve it. Some of it has been tax "dumping" at below cost.
They also aren't unfair in the sense that LA can't do exactly the same thing. The theory of places like Atlanta and Vancouver is that the film industry has positive externalities, so in theory there's nothing wrong with capturing some of that value and paying the people who create it. It's a free country, after all, and if LA isn't willing to bid as high, then perhaps the market has spoken.
Personally I'm not a big fan of tax incentives, but unfair isn't a word I'd particularly use to describe them.