Guilds Gone Wild!

That terrifying ‘click’ you heard this morning was ABC stepping on a landmine of Steve Jobs’ making.

Previously, none of the conglomerates that control all of media had taken a public stance on the issue of how to pay writers and actors whose shows wind up on iPods.

Then, today, ABC dropped the fig leaf: Essentially, their position is, “We’re going to pay you the least we can, using the ‘home video’ model.”

The guilds went apoplectic, as you can tell from Variety‘s coverage today.

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