WGA Strike

Christy Hardin Smith at Firedoglake responds to the Forbes article on the strike.

Here is an argument that both parties agree that a deal not set precedent. (Isn't the point, for writers, to set a precedent?)

And, the directors make a deal. From the article:

The contract covering 13,400 members guarantees directors a $1,260 fixed residual payment for one-hour TV dramas streamed over the Internet in the first year, compared with $250 the studios had offered writers. The studios also would be entitled to a 24-day promotional window in the first year, and a 17-day window in the second year. After the first year, writers would receive 2% of the distributor's gross revenue.

When movies are sold online, directors will receive the current DVD royalty, 0.36% on the first 50,000 downloads, and 0.65% thereafter. Directors would get a 0.36% residual for the first 100,000 downloads of their TV episodes, and 0.7% after that.

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The deal contains a so-called revisit clause that allows contract provisions to be adjusted after the three-year term.

Update: Huff Post follows up with some details about how far short the deal comes from what the WGA has been asking.