WGA strike
I feel like an idiot for not realizing until this week that the writers of my favorite shows don't get paid when I watch their shows online. That they would get residuals when the show airs on network television, but not when the network chooses to stream the show on their website is mind-boggling to me. I do support the writers with their strike, despite the fact that it might mean disruptions in my favorite shows. Heck, if I can wait 8 months for the regular LOST hiatus, I can certainly be a little patient about a strike-induced hiatus.
Rich Becker at the Copywrite Ink blog makes an interesting point about how the WGA strike relates to online content. He mentions that some online blogging platforms (such as Facebook) reserve all content rights to things that you publish on your own blog. That means that they own what you write, and that they can publish it elsewhere as they see fit, without your consent. That's kind of scary, if you think about it. He holds out hope that if the WGA is successful in their demands about Internet content, "the terms that come out of the strike could be used to prompt online content distributors to revisit their terms of service." Let's hope so.
Oh, and how much do I love that the WGA has been posting almost-daily videos about the strike on YouTube? Answer: I love it a ton. :D Although, the irony is not lost on me that they are using a non-profit web platform to get support in gaining residual money for shows distributed on the Internet.
Here's one of my favorite WGA vids so far:
Rich Becker at the Copywrite Ink blog makes an interesting point about how the WGA strike relates to online content. He mentions that some online blogging platforms (such as Facebook) reserve all content rights to things that you publish on your own blog. That means that they own what you write, and that they can publish it elsewhere as they see fit, without your consent. That's kind of scary, if you think about it. He holds out hope that if the WGA is successful in their demands about Internet content, "the terms that come out of the strike could be used to prompt online content distributors to revisit their terms of service." Let's hope so.
Oh, and how much do I love that the WGA has been posting almost-daily videos about the strike on YouTube? Answer: I love it a ton. :D Although, the irony is not lost on me that they are using a non-profit web platform to get support in gaining residual money for shows distributed on the Internet.
Here's one of my favorite WGA vids so far:
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