Re: Writers Guild of America Strike

Posted by Gnostic85 on 2008/2/6 12:47:41

I don't why the AMPTP doesn't just settle. They're claiming that they're not making a lot through web broadcasts and iTunes, but they used the same line in the 1988 strike, when writers asked for a share of video revenue. The WGA settled for a nickel for every video back then, but the studios get $10 per video and between $15 and $20 per DVD. Disney alone sold 2 million movies over iTunes this past year. The WGA is not going to buy the line, "It's too early to tell..."