Saturday, October 20, 2007

Writers Authorize Strike

It looks like the Writer's Guild of America has voted to authorize a strike. Writers are looking to get better residuals for such things as DVD sales and internet content. Producers are against it.

The last writers strike in Hollywood happened in 1988. It lasted 22 weeks and the industry lost $500 million. The impact of a strike on the public is that some of their favorite TV shows could be knocked off the air and replaced with re-runs until the dispute is settled.

Check out the story here.

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