Day after tomorrow, the WGA strike goes global

[thatcrazycajun]

With thanks to dduane for the tip: This Wednesday, led by Irish professional writers, major cities all over the world will turn out their ink-stained masses for street demos and other events, to show solidarity with the Writers' Guild of America in its current strike against the TV networks, cable channels and production studios for a new contract guaranteeing more money on DVD releases of their work and royalties for new-media use, at present nonexistent. See call to action here.

Comments

[shelleybear.livejournal.com]

*Smirks* at all those people who said:
This dosen't affect me. I just watch stuff from the B.B.C.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Yaknow what really cheeses me off? NBC is spinning this for all their worth: "This week on Leno! First appearances of $nowfamouscelebrityhere!" They're frelling *celebrating* reruns.

I could wish for something to boycott, but I haven't watched WGA-produced stuff live in years... now, if the Beeb's writers go on strike in support, that I can get up in arms about, because I've been known to watch Who...

(That and I happen to know Joss wangled a good deal for the Firefly DVD's (learning from JMS' woes), so I had no problem buying those... OTOH, JMS didn't get a red cent for B5, so Warner can just dangle for that revenue... now, if the deal ends up being retroactive, I'll go out and buy it.)

But, yeah. The studios need to suck it up and pay their pipers, or they're gonna be hurting Real Soon Now, and the hoi polloi are getting the message that the objects of their fanac aren't getting paid... and the natives are restless.

Good.

[shelleybear.livejournal.com]

OTOH, JMS didn't get a red cent for B5, so Warner can just dangle for that revenue...


ARRRGGGG matey!
Captain Torrent to the rescue!
ARGGGG!