You might check out wga_supporters for more info to get an idea of what the nuances are. Obviously pro-WGA, of course, but they're posting a lot of links to various articles.
Many outside the union, such as actors, are supporting the strike. The actor's and director's guild are planning a strike next year, for exactly the same reason -- new media. Their POV is the producers are making quite a bit of money from selling DVDs, downloads of episodes, etc., and they haven't gotten a raise for that sort of thing.
However, if all of these groups get a raise, you can almost guarantee the producers won't take the cut, but they'll pass the cost on to consumers.
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Date: 2007-11-08 01:42 am (UTC)Many outside the union, such as actors, are supporting the strike. The actor's and director's guild are planning a strike next year, for exactly the same reason -- new media. Their POV is the producers are making quite a bit of money from selling DVDs, downloads of episodes, etc., and they haven't gotten a raise for that sort of thing.
However, if all of these groups get a raise, you can almost guarantee the producers won't take the cut, but they'll pass the cost on to consumers.