The WGA strike is on and it’s happening in several location within a very short walk of my apartment, so I’d be remiss not to cover it. My son Shane did some interviews with strikers that will hopefully go up in the next few days. Meanwhile, here’s popular writer / show creator Joss Whedon on the strike…
Let me be clear on one point: I know I have it easy. I’ve done well, and I’m grateful that I can weather a long winter. Compared to what the studios have made off me my share is tiny and cute, but I’m in no position to complain. But take that differential, apply it to someone who’s just getting by when they deserve better. Now take it and- well, just take it, ’cause when it comes to the internet and the emerging media there’s nothing there for the artists. There’s no precedent; these media didn’t exist the last time a contract was negotiated. We’re not just talking about an unfair deal, we’re talking about no deal at all. Four cents from the sale of a DVD (the standing WGA deal) sounds exactly as paltry as it is, but in a decade DVD may have gone the way of the eight-track. We have to protect the rights of the people who tell the stories, however they’re told.
Scribe Vibe: Open letter from Joss Whedon
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Update: More video with Joss Whedon, making a very important point….
