In screenwriting, a case of arbitration with the Writers Guild of America impacts revenue for writers on Netflix’s original films. As reported by Wendy Lee at the Los Angeles Times, the Writers Guild of America West has reported that 216 writers who worked on Netflix’s theatrical films are being paid a total US$42 million in unpaid residual fees, thanks to the arbitrator’s ruling. The arbitration has resulted in Netflix being required to pay him US$850,000 in residuals as well as $350,000 in interest. Netflix then tried to force the Writers Guild of America to take this ‘pattern’ deal. “During the arbitration, the Guild showed that when Netflix licensed comparable theatrical films from third party producers it almost always paid a license fee that exceeded the budget.

Source: CNN August 05, 2022 17:21 UTC