Comments on: Writers Guild Swears Off New Media

By: Bill Rogan

Bill Rogan — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:28:54 +0000

the unions are only shooting themselves in the foot. New Media will change the landscape and unions will be left behind. More than half of the US are right to work states, and with New Media being a global medium, the Unions will never be able to control, and this will just expose them as old school. It’s kind of sad for those who make a lot of money thanks to the unions, but sometimes the little guys get to win a couple battles.

By: Craig Rubens

Craig Rubens — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:10:17 +0000

Those danged 20 year old kids! Good points. I’m still waiting to see the Ninja yell “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!”

By: Tim Street

Tim Street — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:31:12 +0000

The people best positioned to make the most out of this WGA Writers strike are the 20 year old kids who can write, produce, direct, edit (maybe do a little motion graphics and music) and have some understanding of HTML and sales. (Little mini Robert Rodriguezs) These mini RRs will be able to create online entertainment, distribute it and monetize it enough to make a production assistant’s wage to start but with additionally attached advertising to their evergreen work or what I like to call “Digital Residuals” they will make a writer’s salary and maybe more. If they are smart enough to build their own brand like Ask a Ninja has done they will never need a Movie Studio, TV Network or a Writers Guild.