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posted November 05, 2007 08:00 AM            

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Anyone been keeping up with this? I haven't really and just saw another headline today. The writers are indeed going on strike.

My first thought? Oh, gee, how sad. No more remakes.

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posted November 05, 2007 08:56 AM              

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such a pity

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posted November 05, 2007 10:12 AM            

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Do you have any questions about it?

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posted November 05, 2007 10:45 AM            

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Something Pickett This Way Comes

Yes, actually, AG, I do. What opinions (if any) do we all have regarding whether or not these Hollywood folk should "own" their own work ... and the royalties thus earned? I can understand how this is full of many complicated angles but in the general view of things, I believe that people should have more personal control of their work than do the corporations that help that work get published. But how would this work in Hollywood considering revenue made from so much media? And who is getting the most profits now over time?

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posted November 05, 2007 10:52 AM              

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In general, I agree. But these writers, and I use the term loosely, have been willing corporate slaves for quite some time. I'm not sure how much sympathy I can manage to work up for them.

Hollywood is what? The fifth circle of hell, right? Everyone in its pay/pocket knows they've made a deal with Mephistopheles. Caveat emptor.

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posted November 05, 2007 12:00 PM            

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I'm not sure about ownership rights, since I'm under the impression that television writing is a collaborative effort. It would seem like movie writing would be more appropriate for a writer looking to negotiate on each transaction.

The thing you hear over and over again with this story is that the writers want a piece (or more of a piece) of the income generated from syndication, DVDs, and internet media. Seems to be a reasonable point.

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