Writers Guild Of Great Britain Calls For Legislation On Residuals, Royalties & An End To “Exploitative Practices” In Election Manifesto
deadline.comResiduals, royalties and an end to “exploitative practices” should be enshrined into UK law, according to the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), which has issued a manifesto for the incoming government.
Alongside demands around AI and fair treatment, the WGGB’s ‘Putting Writers at the Heart of the Story’ document called for “an end to ‘in-perpetuity buy-out’ clauses and other exploitative practices, through legislation that requires fair remuneration for creators including royalties and residuals.” The document comes a few months after the U.S.
Writers Guild secured improved streaming residuals as part of its high-profile deal with the AMPTP. In the UK, however, Deadline revealed that Doctor Who had shifted away from a residual model for its writers after Disney+ came on board.
Since then, the WGGB in the UK has struck a first-of-its-kind deal over live-action scripted series with Netflix, along with landing a 10% pay rise and improved residuals with the BBC.
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