Apparently the new deal is reasonable. Although a few writers are still sour about the fact that they do not get compensation for the first 2-3 weeks of online streaming (which they argue is the peak download time for videos), there are other parts of the deal that provide the writer’s with more compensation then they originally requested.

All in all, I’ll be happy for the writers if they start getting compensated for DVD sales and online distribution. And then we can be entertained again. Hurrah!

Binks posted about this too. I don’t really understand his post though. It seems to be dripping with sarcasm, but I am not sure if it is because he doesn’t like the deal or he did not support the strike to begin with.

I mean…writers are not like actors with their million dollar contracts. Actors can be featured in all sorts of projects, whereas writers end up working on teams with other writers and are shackled to one project at a time. I feel bad for them since they weren’t getting a dime for any new forms of distribution (DVDs and online sales).

So, yeah. I really hope this deal works out for them.