What did the writers strike in 2007 mean? Were the writers just hungry for additional capital for their skills?
Certainly there are some that think so, but the primary reason for the walk out had to do with an understanding that video streaming on the Internet caused a wrinkle in their contract.
In most cases Hollywood writers are not granted payment for video streaming of content they helped to create.
As more and more content is made available online the writers felt that they needed to do something to help establish a precedent that would allow them to receive an equitable share of proceeds for video stream downloads.
Now that movies and a host of television shows are becoming available to download via the Internet many speculate that the traditional television and computer will mesh into a singular unit. Not quite the WebTV of the past, but certainly a highly interactive experience that blends the connectivity of the Internet with the quality if Hi-def TV.
This is the world writers saw prior to their strike. They understood that there may be gold in them thar computers but they werent being offered a paycheck for the work they contributed...
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