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WGA issues 'pattern of demands' for talks


May 19, 2007 The WGA on Friday sketched its negotiating posture for impending talks about a new film and TV contract, including dicey demands to sweeten Internet and DVD terms, and there was an immediate, sharp reaction from the management negotiator. The guild issued its traditional "pattern of demands" as a prelude to launching talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on July 16. The WGA's current film and TV contract expires Oct. 31, and the guild's negotiating committee issues the demands list as a constitutionally mandated step in the negotiations process.

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