Comments on: Strikewatch 2007: Further Apart Now Than When They Began https://booksquare.com/strikewatch-2007-further-apart-now-than-when-they-began/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=strikewatch-2007-further-apart-now-than-when-they-began Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Walt https://booksquare.com/strikewatch-2007-further-apart-now-than-when-they-began/#comment-166750 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:29:31 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/strikewatch-2007-further-apart-now-than-when-they-began/#comment-166750 Just a reminder that this all concerns “Work For Hire” so the residuals are setup up to mimic a traditional royalty structure, but as we all can assume, the “emerging markets” have skewed the cost/income of the studios, and that’s the core issue.

From what I’ve read, the Writer’s Guild is not in the position of power like the Actor’s Guild or Director’s Guild. Some in the Writer’s Guild would like to change that by authorizing a strike in advance of the final offering, and for that, more power to them… if they can grab it. Both the DGA and the SAG will negotiate next summer, and those writers who are shy about a strike vote might want to follow any deal struck by those unions next year.

Striking is a risky ploy, especially in the creative arts. The big strike in 1988 went on for six months, resulting in a loss for the writers.

That said, I’m not involved in the creative arts so can only watch this with interest.

]]> By: Demian Farnworth https://booksquare.com/strikewatch-2007-further-apart-now-than-when-they-began/#comment-166749 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:42:29 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/strikewatch-2007-further-apart-now-than-when-they-began/#comment-166749 Although I don’t live in Hollywood, I agree with you on the talent pool there because I do have a number of friends with production companies who complain about the quality of writing and encourage me to send them stuff all the time…but at this point in my life not interested to go that route. I guess no one has really given me a legit reason besides it’s lucrative. Is it lucrative?

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