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More labor stuff
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Originally posted by andViolins
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.
aV
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I think that the web writing (and some of the animation writing) that they do isn't really covered by the contract that they're under. His interpretation was probably wrong in that they're free to write (for pay) for non studio sites, but I think that web writing in general isn't really something they're striking over.
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