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Silly Lawsuit Against SAG Dismissed; and More
None of the other guild/union books do, and the WGA has even moved away from the small format books to a large size that’s more manageable. And speaking of WGA credits, why not have end credits for “Additional writing by,” so that all participating writers get credit? Voting is by mail or at the WGA annual meeting Sept. That 2.5%
Digital Media Law - Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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DGA to Negotiate on SAG & AFTRA's Heels
The DGA contract (like those of SAG, AFTRA and the WGA) expires in mid-2011, but the DGA always negotiates early. The DGA announcement is below. ——————— Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email.
Digital Media Law - Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Survey in Progress re WGA Strike
Nina O'Brien, a doctoral student at USC's Annenberg School who focuses on entertainment labor issues, is doing an anonymous study of the WGA strike and would like your participation if you're in or affiliated with the TV or film industry. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Check out my residuals chart there too.
Digital Media Law - Saturday, April 10, 2010
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  • WGA Institutes Qualified Voting
    The WGA membership has approved new rules limiting members’ eligibility to vote on strike authorization and ratification of the feature-primetime contract: members now have to have earnings of $30,000 under a WGA agreement during the six years preceding the vote or 15 or more qualified years as a pension plan participant, Variety reports.
    Digital Media Law - Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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  • WGA Awards Fete Slumdog, Milk, Mad Men, 30 Rock
    Writers are a more subdued bunch than actors , but the WGA Awards included a red carpet. See below for a complete list of winners. ——————— Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about Hollywood Labor, or digital media law. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Tags: WGA Awards
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 7, 2009
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  • WGA Strike Photos Wanted
    I'm publishing my blog as a book and need photos for the cover. In particular, I'm looking for colorful, emotional crowd shots of WGA rallies and marches, especially the march on Hollywood Blvd. in Nov. I'm also interested in photos of SAG rallies and Back to Work rallies. Do you have photos that fill the bill?
    Digital Media Law - Monday, December 28, 2009
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  • JLH on UCLA Panel re Labor
    Are we moving in the right direction? ——————— Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about SAG, or digital media law generally. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Tags: WGA Labor Unions SAG Next Sat., The conference description is below. For more info, click here.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, June 6, 2009
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  • Survey in Progress re WGA Strike
    Nina O'Brien, a doctoral student at USC's Annenberg School who focuses on entertainment labor issues, is doing an anonymous study of the WGA strike and would like your participation if you're in or affiliated with the TV or film industry. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Check out my residuals chart there too.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, April 10, 2010
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  • WGA Candidates for President and Board Announced
    SAG’s upcoming elections have been getting some attention, but the WGA West is having an election this summer as well. Current WGA West president Patric Verrone is running for one of the open board seats, but not for president (I believe there are term limits). Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Weiss.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, June 22, 2009
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  • Leno’s All Charged Up
    That reappearance gave the WGA strike a highly visible supporter, as Jay’s first returning monologue was a recital in favor of the strike. But it also created a problem, because Leno, himself a WGA member, was penning his own material. The WGA said at the time that that was a violation of guild strike rules.
    Digital Media Law - Thursday, February 26, 2009
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  • Hollywood Labor Roundup
    WGA Executive Director David Young Defends Writers Strike. Young lays out his case in a statement on the WGA website , which includes a handy chart and a bullet point list (see below). Leno Haled Into WGA Court. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. The WGA won EST at 0.65% and 0.7% Counter Leaving.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, February 27, 2009
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  • Fixing the Residuals System
    For a proposal, see my piece in today’s Hollywood Reporter. ——————— Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Tags: WGA Labor Unions IATSE residuals DGA SAG The residuals system is broken. Can the system be fixed?
    Digital Media Law - Friday, July 24, 2009
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  • A Rock And A Hard Place
    Craig Mazin waxes philosophical on tomorrow’s likely strike in his blog, The Artful Writer. Craig must be reading my blog posts. Mazin writes: The WGA will always suffer more than the companies in a strike. And, I think given the realties of the industry today, I think the WGA will always lose a strike. Always.
    DealFatigue - Sunday, November 4, 2007
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