What can you work on, or not, during the writers' strike? Here's what Hollywood writers need to know.
As the contract between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expires, a strike has been called.The strike prevents writers, their agents or other representatives from having meetings or engaging in conversations with production companies regarding present or future projects., a Los Angeles-based entertainment lawyer.
The guild further specifies that writers cannot attend pitch meetings or communicate with a company representative to receive notes on literary material, even if the writer intends to wait until the strike ends to work on the provided notes. Also prohibited: signing, delivering or submitting any literary material including scripts, outlines or treatments.
In regard to negotiating a deal or employment on writing services, if the deal was completed before the strike or the effective date of the deal is intended to be deferred until after the settlement of the strike, a writer cannot sign or deliver a contract, certificate of authorship or other transactional documents.
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