I'd heard there were conflicting stories coming out, but it sounds like the dirty tricks campaign is starting up in full swing.
Big Media is always going to have the resources to starve these guys out, and I think those who are saying that the Studios are determined to break the WGA as a lesson to the SAG and other guilds are probably right. It doesn't help that any fan backlash will take a long time to arrive, and quite posisbly be misguided when it happens.
Marc Andreessen's piece was fascinating, thank you for linking that - what he's talking about is already starting to happen. Sanctuary is a perfect example of it - and frankly, I think it can only be good for us as consumers. The problem is, Big Media is very rich, very powerful and very... well, very akin to the Mafia. They're going to do everything they can to make sure that whatever happens, they control it.
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Date: 2007-11-15 08:21 am (UTC)Big Media is always going to have the resources to starve these guys out, and I think those who are saying that the Studios are determined to break the WGA as a lesson to the SAG and other guilds are probably right. It doesn't help that any fan backlash will take a long time to arrive, and quite posisbly be misguided when it happens.
Marc Andreessen's piece was fascinating, thank you for linking that - what he's talking about is already starting to happen. Sanctuary is a perfect example of it - and frankly, I think it can only be good for us as consumers. The problem is, Big Media is very rich, very powerful and very... well, very akin to the Mafia. They're going to do everything they can to make sure that whatever happens, they control it.