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...Earth Stood Still, as he exited the L.A. meeting, which followed an earlier, equally celebratory one in New York attended by some 500 WGA members. "There were a lot of standing ovations." The crowd cheered Verrone and negotiator David Young, as well as the Screen Actors Guild, for that union's solidarity with the writers over the last few months...
...through cell phones, among other new media. Several said the strike was necessary to avoid missing out on the new revenue stream, a sacrifice they feel they made 20 years ago by settling for a small share of sales of DVDs, when that was a nascent format. "The guild really botched DVDs in the '80s," says one children's TV writer. "They were not gonna make the same mistake with the Internet. It comes down to not being screwed...
...tentative three-year WGA deal builds upon gains obtained by the Directors Guild of America in its negotiations with studios last month. Like the directors, writers will receive a fixed residual payment of $1,200 a year for one-hour shows streamed online in the first two years of the new contract. In the third year of the deal, however, they will get something directors didn't, residuals equal to 2% of the revenue received by the program's distributor. The agreement also doubles the residual rate for movies and TV shows sold online and secures the union's jurisdiction...
...earned the writers historic gains, despite failing to fulfill an early goal of winning jurisdiction over reality and animation writers. "The strike was worthwhile," says WGA member Keith Glover. "It needed to be done for the future." Unlike earlier writers' strikes, this one appears to have strengthened the guild, writers said. "The '80s strikes left the guild in acrimony and disarray," says Scarpa. "This time we're better off and more unified...
...negotiating committee and the guild's board have recommended the deal to members, and now the voting begins. But over the weekend, two TV writers saying goodnight in the Shrine Auditorium parking lot revealed some lingering confusion over their status. "See ya Monday, man," said one. The other looked back, puzzled. "Wait, it's Wednesday, right...