Source:
Variety, AMPTP, WGA
Posted on: Mon, Dec 10, 2007 15:02:04
to negotiate. They told us if we took DVDs off the table we'd get a deal on new media. But they were lying."
That last bit about DVDs is referring to the original round of negotiations, when the WGA took their proposal of a new DVD residual deal off the table in order to secure fair deals that the AMPTP had promised for things such as streaming video and internet downloading.
The AMPTP, of course, reneged on that promise. And now they're blaming the WGA for not wanting to negotiate. That would be hilarious if it wasn't so catastrophic for the industry. |
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