Writers’ Strike Videos on YouTube (Of Course)
by Kara Swisher
Posted on November 8, 2007 at 12:03 AM PT
Since they’re fighting with the studios over being paid for content that is moving to the Internet, why shouldn’t the Writers Guild of America put up some choice user-generated content on the Web?
United Hollywood is a nifty Web site chronicling the strike in a blog and video, and it also has a page on YouTube.
After all, why shouldn’t people whose work is often ripped off on the site use it for their own benefit too?
Here’s a video of the writers of “The Office,” who are as goofy as you might expect, but who make cogent arguments about why they should share in the Internet wealth:
And how much do we love the chant, “How greedy can you get, they won’t even share the Net,” with “Grey’s Anatomy” cast member Sandra Oh carrying a picket sign? As much as we like donuts, that’s how much!
