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Hollywood Strikes: The Sequel

While the writers’ strike in Hollywood never concluded with a clear victory, at least the writers weathered the three month storm and gained some demands. I always enjoy the strike effect on the general population. Suddenly, everyone realizes who was providing all that taken-for-granted stuff. “Matthew Fox doesn’t come up with Jack’s lines himself, who wouldva guessed?”

But there’s no sigh of relief just yet. The Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) is also considering a strike for similar reasons, involving royalties for online and DVD sales. Regardless though, SAG is ensuring that independent productions already in the works will go on untouched as guild members will continue working after their contract expires on June 30. That means any production without financing or distribution from a studio or company represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers qualifies. The reason being that many guild members relying on income from indie productions would be affected. Thanks for making that differentiation, SAG.

Read more at the LA Times and The Guardian Links below.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-fi-sag5mar05,1,4710871.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2262301,00.html