Six Degrees: Peter Gwinn comments on the proposed deal
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From WNYC (New York Public Radio):
Writers’ Guild Leadership Backs Contract Deal
WNYC NewsroomNEW YORK, NY February 10, 2008 —Writers for New York-based television shows could be back to work by Wednesday. Leaders of the Writers Guild of America decided today to recommend a proposed three-year contract to union members and ask them to approve a quick end to the walkout, which has dragged on for more than three months.
REPORTER: Membership meetings will be held Tuesday in New York and Los Angeles. The agreement sets flat fees and residuals for material streamed or downloaded on the Internet, a central demand of the union. By year 3 of the contract, writers would earn 2 percent of the revenues earned from TV clips played online. According to Colbert Report writer Peter Guinn [sic], that’s a big improvement over existing terms, which don’t provide any such earnings.
GWINN: We’re talking about stuff on the Internet, that’s a lot easier to track. By the time the next contract rolls around, we’ll have a much better understanding of people’s viewing habits. So maybe that number’s unfair but we’ll know better in 3 years when the next contract comes up.
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