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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
Don't be silly. Just because a deal was struck does NOT mean "the writer's won!" In fact, if you look closely at the deal, the future does not look bright for Hollywood writers.
The writer's settled out of desperation. The Studios are taking this opportunity to kill off a lot of bad writing contracts and TV/film projects. Don't be fooled. Big Business always 'wins" these things.
I predict another writer's strike in five years but by then it will be too late.
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yes, Big Business will always put their interests first, but the point is they're not in business without the writers, and the writers have interests as well
the agreement hasn't been released in detail yet but it does appear that there were some gains achieved when it comes to streaming residuals and the role of AI in the writing process (as in, taking an idea, story or script from a writer/writers and using that content as a basis for an AI-completed product, without credit or compensation)
a strike is partially about reminding biz leaders that they can't profit without the other 'side'. hollywood lost a ton of money during this strike
so not a 'win' in a zero sum game sense, but business isn't zero sum, there's massive interdependency
I dunno, we'll see I guess. just I think this strike was important in light of how rapidly tech and distribution models have changed since these contracts were created. if it passes it's only for 3 years, who knows what the technological landscape will look like by then?