Comments on: AMPTP Takes Its Toys and Goes Home http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/amptp-takes-its-toys-and-goes-home/ PART OF A COMPLETE NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mikaela http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/amptp-takes-its-toys-and-goes-home/#comment-127 Mikaela Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:57:46 +0000 http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/amptp-takes-its-toys-and-goes-home/#comment-127 So, "negotiations" now means "come to the table ready to give into all my demands" instead of "I'm bringing a starting position that I know is not entirely tenable to you but that gives me leeway to bargain downward from it to something more acceptable to both of us"? Good to know. I would be interested to see more details on the WGA proposal concerning Internet revenue--people seem to be tossing around a lot of declarative statements without making it clear whether they're talking about gross or net revenues. If the WGA proposal (that the other guilds would likely piggy-back onto) is asking for a percentage of net profits, how could that possibly result in the studios paying out more than they are taking in? So, “negotiations” now means “come to the table ready to give into all my demands” instead of “I’m bringing a starting position that I know is not entirely tenable to you but that gives me leeway to bargain downward from it to something more acceptable to both of us”? Good to know.

I would be interested to see more details on the WGA proposal concerning Internet revenue–people seem to be tossing around a lot of declarative statements without making it clear whether they’re talking about gross or net revenues. If the WGA proposal (that the other guilds would likely piggy-back onto) is asking for a percentage of net profits, how could that possibly result in the studios paying out more than they are taking in?

]]> By: Entertainment News http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/amptp-takes-its-toys-and-goes-home/#comment-126 Entertainment News Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:11:35 +0000 http://tvbacon.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/amptp-takes-its-toys-and-goes-home/#comment-126 tis has been a great effort , i like that tis has been a great effort , i like that

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