The impact of the writers' strike, on screen and off
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The Breaking Point of the Writers Union
The Writers Union, the Alliance of Studios did come to an agreement back then. It was a paradigm shifting deal that made sure studios had to pay writers in this new era of content on the internet. But they couldn't anticipate that Netflix would spend as much on programming as they would and they'd buy out all rights up front. And so I think now they feel like they've reached something of a breaking point.
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