Huxley et al, Looks like I might have run into some writers with time on their hands. Let’s look at this from the 50,000 foot level. Up there, this does not look like a slug-it-out battle between management and writers over money that is guaranteed to be there. Instead, it looks like management and writers are on the same side, with livelihoods threatened by outside forces. All previous arrangements are up for grabs, including the whole model of residuals, which is as unproven as everything else is online. In the end, writers might not even find residuals acceptable — they might have to be paid it all upfront to generate the income they feel they need. By challenging management now, writers are hurting and alienating the group that cares the most about them, making themselves even more vulnerable. They should at least give management the time, and allow them the resources and flexibility needed, to find a working business model first. At that point, specific demands, and possibly a strike, would make a whole lot more sense.
