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Striking Writers Need Your Help
Target: Network ExecutivesSponsored by: Care2
Writers are the creative minds behind the shows and movies we all love to watch. But 12,000 entertainment writers have been on strike since early November.
More and more TV shows are going to go off the air because of the stinginess of the studios.
Writers want fair compensation when their content is streamed on the Internet by the networks. Right now, writers get nothing for this work - even if it's written exclusively for online audiences - and the studios want to keep it that way.
It's estimated that the companies will bring in a whopping $4.6 billion over the next three years through the Internet - and they don't want to give the writers a penny.
Send a message to Hollywood executives: It's time to treat your writers fairly!
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We signed the “Striking Writers Need Your Help” petition!
# 18,500:
4:27 am PST, Mar 1,
Dawn Towle, Pennsylvania
# 18,499:
1:52 am PST, Mar 1,
Chrispin Hirwa, Rwanda
writers are very important for me, 'cause they tells me artists news,superstars news,...
writers are very important for me, 'cause they tells me artists news,superstars news,...
# 18,498:
12:13 am PST, Mar 1,
Cem Demirpençe, Turkey
# 18,497:
4:18 pm PST, Feb 29,
Christina Jones, Texas
# 18,496:
12:14 pm PST, Feb 29,
Name not displayed, Finland
# 18,495:
8:30 am PST, Feb 29,
Helen Sanders, United Kingdom
# 18,494:
8:13 am PST, Feb 29,
Name not displayed, France
# 18,493:
6:44 am PST, Feb 29,
Madalina Pandelica, Romania
# 18,492:
3:28 am PST, Feb 29,
Aditi Vaishnav, India
# 18,491:
3:18 am PST, Feb 29,
Morello Lydie, Italy
# 18,490:
2:11 am PST, Feb 29,
Xenia Last, Luxembourg
writers created a beautiful script for actors and actress......like the famous actors and actresses at hollywood...they also need money to produce more interesting stories for movies.....pay them for their own labor!it's also a job and not taken for granted.Nothing in this world are for FREE....all most labor and have it's own conpensation.This is unjust!
writers created a beautiful script for actors and actress......like the famous actors and actresses at hollywood...they also need money to produce more interesting stories for movies.....pay them for their own labor!it's also a job and not taken for granted.Nothing in this world are for FREE....all most labor and have it's own conpensation.This is unjust!
# 18,489:
1:10 am PST, Feb 29,
Saritha Vijayagopal, India
# 18,488:
12:42 am PST, Feb 29,
Aron Mihai, Romania
I like they write about my team "POLITEHNICA TIMISOARA" It worth !
I like they write about my team "POLITEHNICA TIMISOARA" It worth !
# 18,487:
8:44 pm PST, Feb 28,
Linda Maher, Canada
Without the writers what would we do? They're the backbone of the business.
Without the writers what would we do? They're the backbone of the business.
# 18,486:
8:37 pm PST, Feb 28,
Jeevin Dran, Malaysia
workers of all world unite
workers of all world unite
# 18,485:
6:52 pm PST, Feb 28,
Matthew Dunn, California
SUPPORT OBAMA FOR PRES, IMPEACH CHNEY AND BUSH!
SUPPORT OBAMA FOR PRES, IMPEACH CHNEY AND BUSH!
# 18,484:
5:16 pm PST, Feb 28,
Efrain Lagunes, Mexico
estimados amigos y miembros los apoyo y firmo por una causa justa.
estimados amigos y miembros los apoyo y firmo por una causa justa.
# 18,483:
4:06 pm PST, Feb 28,
Martha W. Bushnell, Colorado
Please pay writters a fair wage. The writing can make or break a show.
Please pay writters a fair wage. The writing can make or break a show.
# 18,482:
3:30 pm PST, Feb 28,
Thomas Hefner, North Carolina
# 18,481:
2:01 pm PST, Feb 28,
FRANK SABATINI, Pennsylvania
# 18,480:
1:42 pm PST, Feb 28,
Jacquelyn Rae, Massachusetts
The writer is crucial -- the conceptual creation usually originates in the writer's mind
The writer is crucial -- the conceptual creation usually originates in the writer's mind
# 18,479:
1:27 pm PST, Feb 28,
Isabel Vieira, Portugal
# 18,478:
12:48 pm PST, Feb 28,
Christina From Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
I want to be a scriptwriter. All my uni applications are for film courses. Writers should get more creative freedom as well as pay.
I want to be a scriptwriter. All my uni applications are for film courses. Writers should get more creative freedom as well as pay.
# 18,477:
12:46 pm PST, Feb 28,
Brian Hewitt, United Kingdom
Writers are the back bone of your industry give them what they deserve!!!!
Writers are the back bone of your industry give them what they deserve!!!!
# 18,476:
12:18 pm PST, Feb 28,
Vesna Nikolic, Serbia And Montenegro
# 18,475:
11:22 am PST, Feb 28,
Vincenzo Puggioni, Italy
# 18,474:
11:17 am PST, Feb 28,
Piet Van Gils, Netherlands
# 18,473:
9:50 am PST, Feb 28,
Magdalena Nita, Romania
# 18,472:
9:39 am PST, Feb 28,
Name not displayed, Norway
ENTER RIGHTEOUSNESS
ENTER RIGHTEOUSNESS
# 18,471:
8:36 am PST, Feb 28,
Koolmen Yassine, Morocco
think you for your service
think you for your service
# 18,470:
8:11 am PST, Feb 28,
Cesare Lancioni, Italy
# 18,469:
6:03 am PST, Feb 28,
Francesca Reus, Spain
# 18,468:
6:02 am PST, Feb 28,
Roberto Barbieri, Italy
# 18,467:
5:30 am PST, Feb 28,
Lorena Drajneanu, Romania
# 18,466:
4:14 am PST, Feb 28,
Name not displayed, South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands
# 18,465:
3:15 am PST, Feb 28,
Nadjet Dalia, France
# 18,464:
3:01 am PST, Feb 28,
Lillian Sanchez, Puerto Rico
# 18,463:
2:41 am PST, Feb 28,
Frank X Kleshinski, Pennsylvania
# 18,462:
1:46 am PST, Feb 28,
Rosanna Di Perna, Italy
# 18,461:
1:44 am PST, Feb 28,
Amanda Tang, Australia
Writers are the minds of successful shows...Greys Anatomy!! love that show=]
Writers are the minds of successful shows...Greys Anatomy!! love that show=]
# 18,460:
1:27 am PST, Feb 28,
Astrid Guerrero, Netherlands
Writers should earn what they have worked for
Writers should earn what they have worked for
# 18,459:
12:42 am PST, Feb 28,
Philip Lamprakis, Greece
writers should be free to live and write
writers should be free to live and write
# 18,458:
12:21 am PST, Feb 28,
Barbara Masini, Italy
# 18,457:
12:02 am PST, Feb 28,
Lucas Oluoch, Kenya
It would be inorder to compensate the Writers and give what is due to them.The World including Kenya is watching!
It would be inorder to compensate the Writers and give what is due to them.The World including Kenya is watching!
# 18,456:
11:53 pm PST, Feb 27,
Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Thailand
# 18,455:
11:13 pm PST, Feb 27,
Robert Suits, Florida
# 18,454:
11:01 pm PST, Feb 27,
Adam Bogoch, Canada
# 18,453:
10:56 pm PST, Feb 27,
Emily Emma, Lithuania
I really hope that these writers will get fully paid for their work and we will still be able to watch the beautiful movies.
I really hope that these writers will get fully paid for their work and we will still be able to watch the beautiful movies.
# 18,452:
9:31 pm PST, Feb 27,
Mary Beth McCarthy, California
# 18,451:
7:52 pm PST, Feb 27,
Shannon Or, Canada