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There’s a storm brewing in Hollywood’s creative community, just as the largest...

"Nightmare Alley," "West Side Story" and "CODA" are among other nominees

Just in time for Spooky Season, the Second Circuit ruled that the screenwriter of the iconic horror film Friday the 13th, Arthur Miller, reclaimed the copyright in his screenplay from Manny, Inc. and its successor-in-interest Horror Inc.  Horror Inc. v. Miller

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a summary judgment grant, ruling that an author was an independent contractor when writing the screenplay for a horror film and...

The Second Circuit affirmed a summary judgment grant, ruling that an author was an independent contractor when writing the screenplay for a horror film and entitled to authorship rights, and therefore entitled to exercise his copyright § 203 termination right.

WGAE, ITV Entertainment reach agreement for “The Chase” The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and ITV Entertainment have reached a deal for writers on ABC format The Chase, marking the end of a near two week-long strike. “ITV Entertainment and ... April 6, 2021 The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and ITV Entertainment have ...

ITV Entertainment and the Writers Guild of America, East have come to terms for the writers on ABC game show "The Chase" to be represented by the WGAE

Writers Guild of America Fast Facts Here’s a look at the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 16,000 film, TV, broadcast and news media writers. It is made up of two unions, WGA, West (WGAW) and WGA, East (WGAE). Timeline 1912 – The Authors League of America is founded to protect the interests of professional writers. 1921 – The Writers, precursor to the Screen Writers Guild and operating as a social club, develops as a branch of the Authors League of America. 1933 – The...