By James Hirsen
Two Hollywood
institutions, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Association of Talent
Agents (ATA), are now in an all-out battle with one another. Consequently, the
way in which business is conducted in the entertainment world may never be the
same.
A dispute between the two
organizations arose over the 43-year-old Artists’ Managers Basic Agreement
(AMBA), a pact between the WGA and the ATA, which regulates the terms of how
agents represent writers. The WGA by-laws stipulate that an agency must sign the
AMBA in order to represent one of its members.
The outcome of this
conflict will likely result in an entertainment industry realignment, whereby
writers are represented by smaller agencies that agree to collect commissions,
minus the packaging or content participation. [more...]
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