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Originally posted by rallem:
-Raycheetah =^[.]~=
The enjoyment of any good thing is only enhanced by sharing it with others.


Except your spouse.

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Originally posted by Raycheetah:
Looks like we may have something to be thankful about, and, the writers, too!

-Raycheetah =^[.]^=

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Originally posted by FollowMal:

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Originally posted by Raycheetah:
Looks like we may have something to be thankful about, and, the writers, too!

-Raycheetah =^[.]^=

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Looks like indeed! Thanks, Raycheetah. :-)

I think all the fans and the writers and actors supporting the writers and the early closing of some shows and the lack of some show's seasons ( 24 ) might have had a wee bit of impact. Heh.

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Originally posted by Raycheetah:
I think that, under the stern eye of growing negative public opinion, the Studios blinked.

-Raycheetah =^[.]^=

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Chrisisall originally posted: (quoting Joss) But take that differential, apply it to someone who’s just getting by when they deserve better. Now take it and… well, just take it

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RayCheetah originally posted:
I see the studio heads as bein' akin to Patience:

"I have a rule. I never let go of money I don't have to."

Which is why they're runnin' things, and, the writers are still in their dinky, little jobs, sniffing for scraps.

That needs to change.

As Mal told Patience,

"I do the job. And then I get paid."

Wish I was close enough to drop the picketers by some pizzas and candy bars.

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Originally posted by Raycheetah:
Date: November 29, 2007 9:00:43 PM CST
Subject: [BuffyAngelFirefly] WGA Response
Reply-To: BuffyAngelFirefly@ yahoogroups. com

http://community. livejournal. com/wga_supporte rs/124458. html



WGA Response
To Our Fellow Members,

After four days of bargaining with the AMPTP, we are writing to let you know that, though we are still at the table, the press blackout has been lifted.

Our inability to communicate with our members has left a vacuum of information that has been filled with rumors, both well intentioned and deceptive.

Among the rumors was the assertion that the AMPTP had a groundbreaking proposal that would make this negotiation a "done deal." In fact, for the first three days of this week, the companies presented in essence their November 4 package with not an iota of movement on any of the issues that matter to writers.

Thursday morning, the first new proposal was finally presented to us. It dealt only with streaming and made-for-Internet jurisdiction, and it amounts to a massive rollback.

For streaming television episodes, the companies proposed a residual structure of a single fixed payment of less than $250 for a year's reuse of an hour-long program (compared to over $20,000 payable for a network rerun). For theatrical product they are offering no residuals whatsoever for streaming.

For made-for-Internet material, they offered minimums that would allow a studio to produce up to a 15 minute episode of network-derived web content for a script fee of $1300. They continued to refuse to grant jurisdiction over original content for the Internet.

In their new proposal, they made absolutely no move on the download formula (which they propose to pay at the DVD rate), and continue to assert that they can deem any reuse "promotional, " and pay no residual (even if they replay the entire film or TV episode and even if they make money).

The AMPTP says it will have additional proposals to make but, as of Thursday evening, they have not been presented to us. We are scheduled to meet with them again on Tuesday.

In the meantime, we felt it was essential to update you accurately on where negotiations stand. On Wednesday we presented a comprehensive economic justification for our proposals. Our entire package would cost this industry $151 million over three years. That's a little over a 3% increase in writer earnings each year, while company revenues are projected to grow at a rate of 10%. We are falling behind.

For Sony, this entire deal would cost $1.68 million per year. For Disney $6.25 million. Paramount and CBS would each pay about $4.66 million, Warner about $11.2 million, Fox $6.04 million, and NBC/Universal $7.44 million. MGM would pay $320,000 and the entire universe of remaining companies would assume the remainder of about $8.3 million per year. As we've stated repeatedly, our proposals are more than reasonable and the companies have no excuse for denying it.

The AMPTP's intractability is dispiriting news but it must also be motivating. Any movement on the part of these multinational conglomerates has been the result of the collective action of our membership, with the support of SAG, other unions, supportive politicians, and the general public. We must fight on, returning to the lines on Monday in force to make it clear that we will not back down, that we will not accept a bad deal, and that we are all in this together.

Best,

Patric M. Verrone
President, WGAW

Michael Winship
President, WGAE

-Raycheetah ='[.]'=
The enjoyment of any good thing is only enhanced by sharing it with others.

http://fans4writers.com/ support the WGA writers strike



http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=30176

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Originally posted by Strangebird:
Yeah, thanks Raycheetah. Your updates are much appreciated. Good to hear this may end at least somewhat positive for the writers. And sooner than I imagined as well. Well, I hope anyway. Keep'n my fingers crossed.

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The final outcome of the Strike:

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