What?
On November 5, 2007 the Writers Guild of America went on strike.
Why?
The WGA and studio/execs could not reach an agreement on DVD and internet royalties.
How?
(from Livejournal =])
'Mission Statement'
1. Spread the information! Talk about it on your f-list, or at
work, or over dinner. Spread the the grassroots all over the internet
-- over the message boards and the blogs, over greatest-journal and
insane-journal, over Facebook and MySpace. The most important thing is
keep the numbers growing. We need to remain vociferous and persistent.
2. Stay informed! This will only work if everyone, from every
fandom takes part and tries to educate people about what is going on. If
you find any articles about new updates with the strike, how it's
effecting television - schedule changes, shows starting reruns - be sure to
post the article (with its source) in our daily "News & Media
Coverage" post.
4. Stay active within fandom! Now is not the time to jump ship
or go dark -- especially if your show's new or in limbo. We need to
send a message: we will stick it out. We will not abandon our writers.
3. Push Past The Knee-Jerk Frustration! The Strike doesn't just
effect the "Joss Whedons" and "Alan Balls". It effects the
up-and-coming writers, the freelancers, and the lesser known members of
television writing staffs. It also effects the actors, the directors, the video
and sound editors, the composers, the camera operators, the art and
costume designers, the gaffers AND the carters, the creative consultants,
the drivers, the security guards and hundreds of others jobs you would
not normally associate with "Hollywood". Encourage fans to think of
all the unemployed writers in the Guild whose livelihood depends on a
new contract. This is way more than an 'inconvenience' in our schedules.
Support The Writers Guild of America Strike! (265 Members)
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