Writers Guild Members Look to Internet Distribution

stevedcc writes "The Guardian is running an article about members of the Writer's Guild, still on strike, creating their own ventures to deliver content over the internet. The intention is to get their work to consumers while bypassing the movie studios. Their effort will include actors and directors, and it is not the first step they have taken to expand their interests during the strike. One particular project is said to include A-list talent, and will be released in roughly 50 daily segments before going to DVD. This is also relevant to the strike because, as the article states, 'at the core of the current dispute is the question of how to reimburse writers for work that is distributed on the internet.'"

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You mean we can publish our own shit?

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on the internet? without depending on the big corporations? madness!

I'm glad they're coming to their senses really.. This whole thing was about the writers benefitting from the "work once, get paid forever while you sit on your ass" business model, which is already dead (see the music industry), and on top of that they wanted to tie themselves to some huge corporation to do it. Great strategy.