jkirk wrote:
not to mention they don't get paid for internet broadcasts.
the studios call it "promotion" so no pay to the writers.
And yet, at the same time, they are both putting ads on "promotional" videos on the net, as well as having lawsuits against people that copy these "promotional" videos, claiming it infringes on their profits. ...not to mention of course that they're telling the writers that there's no profit in online distribution for anyone, and at the same time telling the shareholders that there's a huge profit to be made in online distribution.
In a nutshell; the studios claim that online video is both very profitable and not profitable at all, depending on who is asking them.