NEWS
October 23, 2007
If writers strike, web loses

With more than 90 percent of the Writers Guild of America's voting members opting to approve a strikeBoingBoing  reports there could be an impact on web content.

According to the site, strike rules contain clauses that would affect writers working on (or pitching, or negotiating) projects for the web or mobile platforms. The guild wants more pay for content distributed in "new" media.

The rules prohibit writing services performed for a 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.