Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Why WGA Writers Are On Strike

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This seems like a pretty clear explanation to me (you'd almost think these guys are professionals). And it's REASONABLE, people.

ps. I've thought of one more thing I can do. Until writers get more for DVD sales, no more buying DVDs. Since the holiday season is coming up soon, maybe that's one way to hit the corporations in the one place it'll hurt.


eta: Other folks are talking about boycotting DVD’s and internet streams of tv and movies. As was pointed out in an interview by my favorite comedy writer Pam Ribon, we need to make sure that any effort like this needs to include telling the networks (and I’d guess the press and WGA since the networks aren’t going to share that info) why we’re doing it. Otherwise they could just use any dip to support their ridonkulous* argument that the streams are too new to have profits they can share.

*I first learned this word when a WGA writer put it in an episode of How I Met Your Mother. Credit where credit is due, ya know?

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