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When films were first broadcast on TV, studios tried to use this as a loophole to keep from paying writers.
When pay TV and VCRs appeared? Studios tried again.
Every time there's been a new way to distribute media, it's taken a #WritersStrike to get fair pay.
When pay TV and VCRs appeared? Studios tried again.
Every time there's been a new way to distribute media, it's taken a #WritersStrike to get fair pay.
In fact the whole reason that union rules appear esoteric and byzantine from the outside is because at some point or another the studios tried to cut their labor force out of the profits and the unions had to pin them down with exhaustively precise contracts.
So when streaming appeared, the studios said "hey this isn't in the contract that means we can keep all the money" which is why we have yet another fucking strike.
They've been doing this shit since the 1950s and they never ever stop trying to screw their labor.
They've been doing this shit since the 1950s and they never ever stop trying to screw their labor.
I promise you, writers aren't luddites. They *love* new tech. They love anything that helps make it easier to do their work or expand their reach.
What they hate is that every time the studios try to use the fact that new tech isn't in existing contracts to screw their labor.
What they hate is that every time the studios try to use the fact that new tech isn't in existing contracts to screw their labor.
(Actually the true historical basis of the luddites was exactly the same damn thing wow I guess they are luddites)
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