[ACTU] La grève des scénaristes touche à sa fin !

Diffusion sur Internet : les scénaristes US toucheront plus


Victoire à la Pyrrhus pour les scénaristes américains qui après une grève de près de trois mois obtiennent une revalorisation des droits d'auteurs sur les contenus numériques.
HollywoodAprès un conflit entamé début novembre qui aura coûté des centaines de millions de dollars, la sortie de crise est proche pour l'industrie cinématographique et la production de fictions TV aux Etats-Unis. A l'issue d'un accord négocié dimanche avec les studios hollywoodiens, le syndicat des scénaristes américains ( Writers Guild of America ) devrait voter aujourd'hui l'arrêt de la grève.

La bataille, et surtout la victoire annoncée fut longue à se dessiner mais les scénaristes n'avaient pas le choix, conscients que le temps jouait en leur faveur une fois le stock d'épisodes des populaires séries TV écoulé.


Une petite part du gâteau Internet pour les auteurs
La principale revendication des grévistes a fini par être entendue et l'accord prévoit le doublement de la part des droits d'auteur sur les films et séries TV vendus en ligne. Pour les oeuvres diffusées gratuitement, un revenu fixe de 1 200 dollars par an et par heure de webcast sera instauré pendant les deux premières années, puis de 2% de tous les revenus récoltés par les distributeurs la troisième année, indique l'AFP.

Il est rare de voir des syndicats triompher dans leurs revendications, et même si ce ne sont pas les travailleurs les moins bien lotis, ça mérite d'être salué.

si on avait le même type de syndicalisme en france (obligation de se syndiquer pour avoir certains boulots, obligation pour tout le monde de participer à la grève quand elle est déclenchée) tu crierais au scandale, au bolchevisme.
c'est quand même bizarre quand même, car dès que ça se passe en france, c'est haro sur ces salauds, des fainiants irresponsables qui nous prennent en otage.

Les syndicats ne sont obligatoires de la sorte que dans quelques rares professions (dont, donc, celles tournant autour d'Hollywood). Et le taux de syndication est très bas partout ailleurs (12% en tout, 7% seulement dans le privé), notamment à cause des difficultés pour créer un syndicat, des pratiques pas toujours très légales des employeurs pour empêcher ces créations et plus globalement d'une culture du travail différente de ce qu'on a ici.

Généraliser à partir du syndicat des scénaristes, c'est risible.

Now that the writers' strike is nearing an end, here is the post-writers strike status of network series as of Sunday. The networks have yet to officially announce what shows are coming back and when and how many original episodes they'll have before the season ends in May. So the situation is extremely fluid and the fortunes of individual series could change from one day to the next. We will be updating this list as often as possible over the next few weeks


ABC

"Big Shots": Fired its last bullets.
"Boston Legal": Has two new episodes left and will produce four to seven more to air before the end of May.
"Brothers & Sisters": Returns late April with four or five new hours.
"Cavemen": Dead in the water.
"Desperate Housewives": Back in April with four to six episodes.
"Dirty Sexy Money": Will be rebooted in the fall.
"Eli Stone": Eleven new episodes left.
"Grey's Anatomy": Four or five new episodes in April and May.
"Lost": Latest word is that the series will produce five episodes to air in April and May, cutting the current season from 16 to 13. But that could change.
"Men In Trees": Will return Feb. 27 with 11 new episodes but it's long-term future isn't bright.
"Private Practice": Might film some new episodes but, most likely, won't be back until the fall.
"Pushing Daisies": Will return in September.
"Samantha Who?": Will be back but whether it will return in the late spring or wait until the fall is still up in the air.
"Ugly Betty": Four or five new episodes in April and May.
"Women's Murder Club": Status to be determined.

CBS

"Cane": Has aired its last episode.
"Cold Case": Four to six new episodes by season's end.
"Criminal Minds": Four to seven new episodes in late April and May.
"CSI": Four to seven new episodes by late May.
"CSI: Miami": Ditto.
"CSI: N.Y.": Ditto.
"Ghost Whisperer": Will return with new episodes but the number is yet to be determined.
"How I Met Your Mother": Returns in March with five to seven episodes.
"Jericho": Returns Tuesday with seven new episodes. If it clicks with viewers, it may be back.
"Moonlight": Won't return this season but may be back in September.
"NCIS": Will probably air only three or four new episodes in May.
"Rules of Engagement": To be announced.
"Shark": Status still being determined.
"The Big Bang Theory": Back in March. Number of episodes still to be determined.
"The New Adventures of Old Christine": Future is much in doubt.
"The Unit": Status still being determined.
"Two And A Half Men": Returns in March with five to seven episodes.
"Without A Trace": Back in April with four to seven new episodes.

CW

"Everybody Loves Chris": Can finish out the season but its future - and the futures of most of the CW's comedies - are still being determined.
"Gossip Girl": Will film as many as eight new episodes to air in the spring.
"Life Is Wild": Dead.
"One Tree Hill": Six episodes in the can but after that is anybody's guess.
"Reaper": Three episodes have yet to air but after that, the show's future is very much up in the air.
"Smallville": Still has four episodes in the can and plans to make four or five more.
"Supernatural": Two new episodes already available and will film three or four more.

Fox

"24": Best bet is that it won't return until January, 2009.
"Back to You": Will be back with new episodes in March.
"Bones": Has only four new episodes left and may not film anymore this season.
"K-Ville": Dead.
"House": Four to six new episodes starting in mid-April.
"Prison Break": On the endangered series list and probably won't return.
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles": Fate to be determined.
"Til Death": Back with new episodes in March.

NBC

"30 Rock": Returning in March with as many as 10 new episodes.
"Bionic Woman": Gone.
"Chuck": Won't be back until September.
"ER": Status is a bit iffy but it could be back this season with at least some episodes.
"Friday Night Lights": Appears to be a goner - at least on NBC.
"Heroes": No saving the world until the fall.
"Journeyman": Gone.
"Las Vegas": Has probably rolled the dice for the last time.
"Law & Order": Has a number of episodes left and may not produce any more this season.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit": Number of new episodes before May still being determined.
"Life": To be determined but if it returns, it won't be until the fall.
"My Name Is Earl": Six to eight new episodes in April and May.
"Medium": Six new episodes left but probably won't do any more this season.
"Scrubs": Four episodes still unaired and was planning to produce four more in what is its final season. Status is now iffy.
"The Office": Will film as many as eight episodes for April and May.

Cable series

"Army Wives" (Lifetime): Has a number of episodes in the can and will probably return in late April or May.
"Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi): Returns April 4 with the first 11 episodes of its final season. Second half will now almost certainly air in 2009.
"Big Love" (HBO): May be held until early next year.
"Burn Notice" (USA): Still to be determined.
"Damages" (FX): The series hadn't begun writing season 2 when the strike started. It'll be back but it may not be until next year.
"Dirt" (FX): Returns March 2 but its season has been cut to seven episodes from 13.
"Entourage" (HBO): Back in the fall instead of the summer.
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (USA and, in repeats, NBC): Was in the midst of its first season on USA when it was shifted back to NBC in reruns. Still has some new episodes to go.
"Mad Men" (AMC): Will return mid-summer as scheduled.
"Monk" (USA): Back as scheduled in mid-summer.
"Rescue Me" (FX): Will probably move from the summer to the fall.
"Saving Grace" (TNT): Still to be determined.
"The Closer" (TNT): Will be back close to its scheduled return in June.
"The Riches" (FX): Will return in the spring but for only seven episodes instead of 13.
"The Shield" (FX): Filmed all 16 episodes of its final season but a number still need to be edited. Its return has now been pushed off until mid-summer.
"The Tudors" (Showtime): Returns for season 2 on March 30.
"Weeds" (Showtime): Will return as scheduled in August.

si on avait le même type de syndicalisme en france (obligation de se syndiquer pour avoir certains boulots, obligation pour tout le monde de participer à la grève quand elle est déclenchée) tu crierais au scandale, au bolchevisme.
c'est quand même bizarre quand même, car dès que ça se passe en france, c'est haro sur ces salauds, des fainiants irresponsables qui nous prennent en otage.