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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
My ex-boyfriend is a writer, and he's pissed off with the WGA because of the strike rules regarding writing content on the web. Apparently, the WGA is discouraging any writing for profit at all, even writing that isn't covered by the contract. I don't know how much they're enforcing it, or whether or not writers are following those rules.
A writer's blog that many of my writer friends admire: http://artfulwriter.com/
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I'm not sure how correct this is. According to the "strike rules" posted on the WGA webpage:
"Non-traditional media
The Rules prohibit writing services performed for a struck company in connection with new programming intended for initial viewing on non-traditional media (such as the Internet and cellular telephones), and the option or sale of literary material for that purpose."
Thus, if the web page or other "new media" is connected to one of the struck companies, then the union member cannot "cross the picket line" and write for the company. If the website is not owned, operated or connected with any of the AMPTP companies, then the union could not prohibit the writer from writing for that site, blog, etc.
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