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Oh Rinda...a subject near and dear to my heart....
They need to settle this and get those guys back to work. I've been following this pretty closely, and from what I've been told, one of the sticking points is compensation to the writers for shows that are sold through other venues, like iTunes. They're quibbling over paying those guys 4 cents/episode. Four. Fucking. Cents.
Pay them what they deserve and get them back to work!
Warning: Rambling comments ahead.
Really is a scam on the part of the studios. Did they think they could just distribute without paying the creative that made it possible? They do it for DVD's, VHS (do they still make tapes?), and on-demand bits, but not for iTunes, or content redistributed on websites.
May come into a bit of a problem with You Tube, given the lack of monetization there and the intent of everyone with a few spare seconds to post a video. Algorithms can't police that yet.
That said, I haven't heard how they're (being those involved) planning on handling the issue of profit margins. In giving the writers anything for the new distribution platform, and the likely reluctance of studios to take a reduced share, this would increase the price consumers pay for online content. Venues would have to increase price to cover the new charge, since they're certainly not going to reduce their share either.
I don't expect that would stop people from buying content, but it may mean that when watching something on NBC.com or the like, we now have to sit through more than one commercial.
I feel for those who are now unemployed as a result of the strike, but truthfully as long as there is an unread book to be found I won't really care about the impact on television in general. Mainly I'm just tired of hearing about it.
Everyone involved looks greedy at this point--especially the studios. If the residuals system is still in force, the studio needs to pay residuals on ALL methods of distribution. If they no longer want to play it that way, then they should come up with a contract method to pay up front and be done with it. (The problem is that the studios like the contract method and the writers want residuals--they'll make more from syndication that way.)
Nonetheless, the whole thing has ruined television for this season, and pissed off a lot of viewers. Karma would have them come to an agreement, get back to work and no one would care...
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