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Writers Union of America strike; What effect does this strike have on the theater?

Writers Union of America strike; What effect does this strike have on the theater?

On Tuesday, May 2, the Writers Guild of America, which is mostly responsible for series and movies made by broadcast platforms such as Netflix, HBO, etc.; They went on strike. The last union strike dates back to 2007. When there were no Netflix and... and the protest was over the rights of writers in bigger cinema works.

But gradually and with the emergence of these platforms, the financial mechanism also changed. The authors' rights are insignificant from the huge income these platforms make, and in the end, they have nothing to do with the other actors of the film. This is despite the fact that if, for example, the series they wrote is bought by Sweden's official television, the authors will receive more income due to the stronger contract that will be signed.

 

Another object of the authors is the sudden emergence of the artificial intelligence texting giant. A giant that is becoming more human-like day by day and this has scared the writers. They need to draw up a new contract and clearly specify the proportion of artificial intelligence, especially GPT chat.

In 2007, the protest of this union lasted 100 days, and this length made it difficult for the serials that were broadcast at that time to continue. This forced producers and bosses to agree to a new comprehensive contract. In the same way, it seems that if the strike of the writers' union drags into the summer and disrupts the production and broadcast of autumn series, it can achieve favorable results.