WGA
WGA is a non-specific acronym used when referring to both the Writer's Guild of America East and the Writer's Guild of America West. Both are regional labor unions for screen and television writers. The organizations mark their beginning in 1933 when ten screenwriters formed the Screenwriters Guild just as the Great Depression hit. Like any other labor union, the WGA offers its members many benefits including registration of one's work, education, and health benefits.
Though they have also launched strikes in 1960 and 1988, it was the strike in 2007 over DVD and Internet residuals that nearly brought production in Hollywood to a crawl. It was at this time the blogosphere exploded with posts both supporting and opposing the writers and their plight. Also using the Internet for their benefit, both east and west unions came together and communicated to their members and supporters via a blog, United Hollywood, during the strike.
Not all actions by the WGA have received the same attention and scrutiny of the 2007 strike. In October 2008 a protest at a single studio (Tyler Perry Studios) over what the Guild viewed as unlawful termination of four writers went virtually unnoticed as mainstream media focused its attention to the highly charged political race taking place at the time.
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Hollywood Babble On & On #392: A Brief Note About Death & Words
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Welcome to the show folks... NICK COUNTER IS DEAD...ALAS.... The Writers Guild of America released a statement about the passing away of AMPTP honcho Nick Counter . "The Writers Guilds of America, West and East mark the passing of Nick Counter, longtime president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and ...2 days ago -
WGAw screenwriter survey
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WGAw screenwriters should have received an email yesterday about an online survey the Guild is conducting. Please find the email — it might get stuck in your spam filter — and click the link. 1 The survey takes five minutes, and will help set priorities for the Guild. I was one of the beta testers for the ...5 days ago -
New Windows 7 Activation Crack – “Chew-WGA”
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Few days back I had told you about RemoveWAT , a Windows 7 Activation crack utility by a hacker named Hazar. Now, there is an alternate Windows 7 crack tool called “ Chew-WGA “. Chew-WGA is a Windows 7 crack which is designed to test the security resistance of various software protections built ...5 days ago -
WGA Screenwriters: Take The Survey!
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If you’re a WGAw screenwriter, you should have just received an email from the guild inviting you to take an online survey. While I can’t print the link (the survey is for Guild members only…each of you gets your own link…), I can strongly urge you to take the five or ten minutes necessary to fill it out. ...6 days ago -
Windows 7 Activation Crack – RemoveWAT
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It’s not even a week since Windows 7 was launched officially and the hackers have succeeded in cracking the activation technology used in Windows 7. A hacker who is popular by the name Hazar has come out with a tool – RemoveWAT which claims to completely remove Windows Activation Technologies ( WAT ) from ...2 weeks ago -
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Harlan Ellison bests CBS Paramount over 42 year old Star Trek episode
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Writers strike case fuels criticism about how the WGA investigates misconduct
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Richard Verrier reports: As a 20-year member of the Writers Guild of America, Jonathan Prince was startled to learn that his union was accusing him of being a scab during the writers strike. But he was even more stunned when he learned that the guild had been relying on a secret informant, code-named Clyde, who he ...2 weeks ago -
Chew-WGA 0.9, The Perpetuation Endeavor for Windows 7
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Chew-WGA 0.9, The Perpetuation Endeavor for Windows 7Download linkshttp://www.easy-share.com/1908142721/Chew-WGA 0.9, The Perpetuation Endeavor for Windows 7.ziphttp://rapidshare.com/files/293570674/Chew-WGA_0.9__The_Perpetuation_Endeavor_for_Windows_7.zip.html Tags: Chew-WGA, easy-share.com links, Microsoft Windows ...3 weeks ago -
What’s wrong with the business
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Writers in film and TV are making less money. For 2009, TV writers brought in three percent less, while screenwriters’ earnings dropped 31%. In a rough economy, it’s no surprise to find workers in all industries making less, but in the case of the writers, it feels a lot different on the ground. It’s not ...3 weeks ago -
Windows XP ‘anti-piracy tool’ case proceeding toward a possible trial
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Microsofts lawyers’re still battling disgruntled PC users over the way company distributed anti-piracy tool for Windows XP nearly eight years ago. The dispute has been slowly proceeding toward a possible trial. The big question is whether it’ll be certified as a class action, potentially opening up the case to ...4 weeks ago
