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Hollywood actors and studios come to a deal to end strikes
After the Writers Guild of America and the film and TV industry reached a tentative contract agreement, the actors and writers have returned to work. SAG-AFTRA members will vote on the new deal on September 29. Meanwhile, the Writers Guild of America ended their strike on September 27 and allowed writers to resume working before…
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Hollywood turns to actors after Writers agree to a deal
Writers Guild of America (WGA) has signed a five-year-loop agreement with Hollywood studios to resolve its strike, which began on January 4. Under the agreement, WGA will receive streaming data, including total number of hours streamed, both domestically and internationally, of self-produced high-budget streaming programs. It also said writers of streaming features should see a…
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Negotiating is something they push for, but their lack doesn’t matter
Several writers, including ‘The Walking Dead’ creator Scott Gimple, participated in an ‘Showrunner Solidarity Day’ picket on Tuesday at the Fox Studios in Los Angeles. The walkout was held in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America, which has been on a strike for over six months. “This was the companies’ plan from the beginning…
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Since the last big writers’ strike things have changed
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is negotiating with the Motion Picture and Television Producers’ Association (AMPTP) for a new three-year contract. The union is seeking better compensation for shows appearing on streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime. The association has offered “generous increases in compensation” but has refused to “improve” its offer on…
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The Writers Guild of America wants a strike
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has said that artificial intelligence should be used in scriptwriting only for research and development. It added that it shouldn’t be used to generate content or rewrite work contracted by human writers. “I don’t get paid every time somebody says, ‘Yes, chef’. I don’t expect to make the majority…
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WIRED will use Generative Artificial Intelligence
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has proposed to define AI content as literary material or source material. The proposal would rule out content created by AI tools such as ChatGPT as literary material or source material, making it possible for writers to draft stories using ChatGPT prompts, fashion those stories into scripts and claim…