Re: (ATH) Missed op****tunity and Writers strike q's
by morty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Mordechai T. Abzug)
Jan 11, 2008 at 02:49 AM
In article
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"tigermorph64@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <tigermorph64@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> spake thusly:
> As for the Writers Strike.... is there anyone that wants to explain
> the details for me so I can have an opinion? Preferably a
> writer. ;-) Is it TV and Screen? Just TV? Isn't SWG encompassing
> of both?
> What will it take to end the strike before we lose all our favorite
> shows?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike
Basically, the writers want to be paid for video over the internet and
other "new media." It's both TV and movies. Luckily, books don't
appear to be impacted. . .
- Morty
