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Writers Guild Strike
Boro_Bandito:
I'm fully supporting the writers in this strike. This is also the industry that I plan on entering upon graduation from college and I expect to be payed for all the work I do god damnit.
That is all.
SusurrusIgnoramus:
do they make money off of rentals? if so, how? i figured the rental companies buy the DVDs, but then any money from each rental actually goes to the rental companies? should i really stop using netflix?
Lines:
I am pretty sure the writers themselves don't, but the company does.
BoutASouffle:
--- Quote from: SusurrusIgnoramus on 09 Nov 2007, 06:36 ---do they make money off of rentals? if so, how? i figured the rental companies buy the DVDs, but then any money from each rental actually goes to the rental companies? should i really stop using netflix?
--- End quote ---
Yes, they make money off of rentals... In fact, most of their money comes from post-theatrical releases. Very few films do well enough at the box office to as much as break even. The way they get money from DVD rentals is simple: they sell the DVDs t the rental stores in the first place. The more their film gets rented, the more copies a store will order in order to fulfill the demand of its customers and replace worn-out disks (and believe me, they wear out quickly... just ask Garrett Hardin).
So boycotting DVD rentals will have an effect. By not renting DVDs, you're preventing the store owners from ordering more DVDs and giving more money that will only go into one or two pocks.
KvP:
For anyone who's wondering when the Strike will affect their preferred shows, here's a rough chart. It doesn't cover everything (my favorite show, The Shield, for instance, has all its episodes written but creator Shawn Ryan won't be on set if the Strike continues into the production schedule) but the big network shows are there. 5 more weeks of 30 Rock, at least.
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