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Originally posted by andViolins
Aren't the studios deathly afraid of what you just wrote? That either people a) will discover other forms of entertainment (such as the internet (perhaps discover is not the right word. Maybe use more?) and/or b) simply not watch as many t.v. shows or movies? The last big writers strike pushed viewing audiences towards cable and pushed the networks towards reality t.v. shows. I don't know where the audiences may end up after this strike. And if the studios (in their polling/tracking) believe that negative press or negative attitudes could affect these numbers, then that will change the strategy.
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The writers are touching upon a very timely issue. The venue and the medium are changing and they want a piece of it.
Similar to how recording labels are dying......the medium [electronic] which it is being distributed is changing........CDs are becoming more and more obsolete.
Although the writers have a point. They want a cut of the downloads etc.......back the medium changing...it is hard to feel truly sympathetic to them other then to feel dismissive as whiney bs.
