“Every issue that matters to writers, including Internet reuse, original writing for new media, DVDs, and jurisdiction, has been ignored.” – WGAW President Patric M. Verrone
Following months of talks that deadlocked over the Writers Guild of America’s demands for a greater share of DVD and Internet revenues, the WGA has announced a strike for Monday, November 5, 2007. The controversy centers on use of writer-generated content in new media applications, such as video games, the Internet, and podcasts.