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WGA Strike: Writers Sandbagged?
Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote: Kurt, This is not a hack - since at this time you can still access all WGA protected content by choosing to not validate. No?! Really?! LOL! "Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) or Validation has kinda been hacked, but the hack only works at the Microsoft Download Center, but won't help ya'

charitable donations (was Re: WGA Strike 90%+ vote to strike)
Their strike list trying to shut down anybody that recently worked on an WGA project is ridiculous -- they're striking out at powerless friend, or at least innocent non combatants. What this SHOULD lead to is companies refusing to work on WGA projects ever again. Explain please. This doesn't register in any clear

ALL/ WGA Strike Over
Registering your script with the WGA confers no particular legal standing upon your script. It exists strictly as a means to demonstrate in court (if it ever comes to that) that a particular draft of a screenplay existed in a particular form as of a particular date (that is, the date that you registered the script)

Nikki Finke on WGA Strike -- Studios Making It Even More Grim
Gaz gaz...@msn.com uk comp homebuilt Major Tom wrote: Gaz wrote: Have noticed a number of legitimate users are been plagued by Windows Genuine Advantage Notification, with the standard claims of 'victim of counterfeighting' etc. Now I know these installs are legit, they are oem home xp installs by large scale

WGA, Producers reach tentative agreement
2tone nzgene...@gmail.com nz comp Microsoft Faces Second WGA Lawsuit By Nate Mook, BetaNews July 5, 2006, 12:23 PM Two Washington state businesses and three Seattle residents have filed a second lawsuit against Microsoft over its Windows Genuine Advantage program. The suit alleges that legitimate customers are

WGA near deal
comcast.net> wrote: Finally the WGA strike of 2007-08 is over. If you haven't already, you might enjoy seeing the video of actors & writers supporting WGA/Daytime Day picketing in NY: http://www.soapoperadigest.com/videodaytimewritersstrike/index.html If I understand correctly, the writers who were 'fired' during

wga notification on legitimate installs
KB892130 is *not* KB905474, the still *optional* WGA Notification Tool. Why the cloak and dagger routine to get WGA installed? Common practice to let the conspiracy theory threads in this in and various other newsgroups start again. Fact is we've already activated and WGA's *sole* purpose is to check -- again -- to

Strike News: WGA, Studios Reach Tentative Deal
What's WGA and VDA? WGA = Writers Guild of America VDA = ??? But I'll be brave and bet it has something to do with directors (???) I doubt that -- the Director's Guild (DGA) and the Writer's Guild have had a somewhat antagonistic relationship over the years, and the WGA is hardly likely to give out an award for

Worldwide Pants and WGA
Kerry Brown wrote: I was talking about the DRM in WPA and WGA, not MS' collusion with RIAA, although that's equally despicable. Then why did you post a link about RIAA? I don't see even one link in the search that is relevant to Vista. They are all about copying MP3 files and ripping CD's.

Alan Alda-WGA
Obviously that part of my paragraph was not WGA- specific, but it still works for why that's not unusual or undemocratic. But certainly some portion of the membership are studio "workers", sitting around the table, right? (You know, like on 30 ROCK). Don't tell me THAT'S just Hollywood myth dreamed up by the

Scabs Joining WGA?
For the information of those WGA members part and present. I posted this in WGA today in defence of a former WGA member who got banned for begging to have a differing opinion with one of the forum's administrators. He was banned without warning. I have expressed my opinion as tactfully as possible in hope the

"Gosford," "Mind" scribes take top WGA honors
It is stating that One out of five WGA failures occurs on a PC that actually has a valid key, but something has caused it to be flagged as invalid. PaulFXH wrote: rockwell wrote: 20% of all reported "non-genuine" software by WGA is a false result: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=89 And this figure is probably not

WGA potential strike: pushing the deadline
As long as the government lasts, there's a record you did *something* creative with your time on the planet. ;-/ TW As one of those people who would wear a belt AND suspenders, I use both: WGA takes a week, LOC takes 2-3 months. Sometimes I just can't wait that long! This is VERY simple.

TAN/ WGA unlikely to strike until Monday at the earliest
Regardless of what happens, we certainly owe our support to SAG if they strike in June, bu whether or not writers would honor a SAG strike, regardless of WGA leaderships reccomendation to do so, remains to be seen. Maybe the whole situtaion will one day become an HBO movie on the caliber of BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

Delphi 2008 native?
Harlan Ellison is not happy about something? What are the odds! The WGA ballot mailing had no "con" comments from members, which is reportedly unprecedented. Look for a very high "yes" vote. As for Harlan Ellison, it's pretty hard being a L'Enfant terrible at the age of 73. Gotta cut the old guy some slack here.

Harlan Ellison not happy with WGA deal
To concentrate more on Marks great idea for a thread... did we all buy P & C before WGA and more importantly (imo) is there anyone who didn't grow to love WGA a lot more? I know I bought P & C then immediately bought WGA and thought WGA was so much better, full of raw music and ideas. Brilliant.

AGU/WGA merger?
On June 2nd the Windows Genuine Advantage Notification update installed on my computer. I guess I told it to install, but I thought it was a critical update. After that install my computer would try to connect to the internet every time I switched user accounts on my XP Pro system. I nomally work off-line so it

Harlan Ellison not happy with WGA deal
You realize that the WGA has published an enemies list? Businesses you aren't allowed to deal with during the strike? And, bizarrely, it's people that DID work with them that are on the list. A friend of mine's FX house in LA made the strike list, because they recently finished a WGA project.

charitable donations (was Re: WGA Strike 90%+ vote to strike)
I don't believe one has to be a member of the WGA in order to write for TV or movies. As best as I've been able to ascertain in looking this up today, non-WGA members can and very often do write for TV and movies. And, in fact, you have to have done some such writing before you become eligible for WGA membership,

Exclusive details of the WGA deal
UK-based WGA members are now deemed to be members of the WGA East, based in New York, and should call them first or visit their website for information at www.wgaeast.org <http://www.wgaeast.org> . If necessary they will refer you to the WGA West, based in Los Angeles. The WGGB has been in touch with the WGA and we