by Shannonn Kelly
The sale of DVDs and how much revenue it generates for the writers of any and all content appears to be the main sticking point between Producers and the Writers Guild of America.
More than 12, 000 writers will go on strike if told to by WGA as a result of Hollywood talks breaking as their contract expires. Many writers are packing up their belongings as they leave their offices and at the end of Thursday November 1, 2007.
The last Hollywood writers strike was in 1988 and the longest in history. The strike lasted for 6 months and centered around another technology at the time, VHS sales and rentals. In that strike, the writers lost.
Knowing how much they will lose this time around (writers got 5 cents on each VHS sale) as technology advances the sales of content in general, will be a sticking point and if the writers do strike this time.
So, be prepared for a much longer strike, actors and actresses without wages and a barrage of some really awful reality shows.
Read more about what others have to say on this topic in magazine such as Variety, AFP, and ABC News and Nikki Finke’s column at Deadline Hollywood Daily.
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