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I was going through the articles today when I found one that caught my eye. Hollywood writers strike was the title of the article. The article talks about the Hollywood writers strike and the reason behind the strike. The strike is caused by the lack of money being given to the writers of television shows. Writer wages are not only extremely low but writers are not being compensated for residual income such as disks on tape that are being marketed by Hollywood that brings in a lot of income that is not being shared with the original writers of the shows. Twenty years ago Hollywood came out with the idea of the DVD and today writers gain no profit from the billion dollar industry. Furthermore writers are not being compensated for movies and shows on the internet. Writers are taking a stand to get fair compensation for their work and have refused to write any new scripts. The question now comes down to who can last longer, the writers or Hollywood. This definitely is a David vs. Goliath story David being the small writers unions and Goliath being the multi billion dollar giant. But this time there is no enchanted slingshot there is only picket signs and dedication. The strike has affected shows; the late night shows have already started run re-runs. Will this be the fate of other series such as Aliens in America or Scrubs? No one knows how long the strike will last. Americans will either have to enjoy reruns or sit down and enjoy a good book. Families may want to enjoy some quality time playing a board game or even wait out the strike and watch some reruns. Only time will tell who will win. Will Hollywood win this battle? Maybe it is time for the writers to get some Law & Order of their own.