TV on Strike: Why Hollywood Went to War over the Internet

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TV on Strike Television and Popular Culture Robert J. Thompson, Series Editor Other titles from Television and Popular Culture Athena’s Daughters: Television’s New Women Warriors Frances Early and Kathleen Kennedy, eds. Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader Joanne Morreale, ed. Inside the TV Writer’s Room: Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television Lawrence Meyers, ed. Screwball Television: Critical Perspectives on “Gilmore Girls” David Scott Diffrient, ed., with David Lavery “Something on My Own”: Gertrude Berg and American Broadcasting, 1929–1956 Glenn D. Smith Jr. Starting Your Television Writing Career: The Warner Bros. Television Writers Workshop Guide Abby Finer and Deborah Pearlman TV Creators: Conversations with America’s Top Producers of Television Drama, vol. 1 James L. Longworth Jr. TV Creators: Conversations with America’s Top Producers of Television Drama, vol. 2 James L. Longworth Jr. Watching TV: Six Decades of American Television, expanded 2nd ed. Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik “The West Wing”: The American Presidency as Television Drama Peter C. Rollins and John E. O’Connor, eds. TV on Strike Why Hollywood Went to War over the Internet Cynthia Littleton Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2013 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2013 13 14 15 16 17 18 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our website at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-1008-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available upon request from publisher. Manufactured in the United States of America For Scott and Mary Ann Littleton, with deepest love and appreciation Cynthia Littleton is a journalist and author who has covered the television industry for the past two decades. She is the coauthor with Susanne Daniels of Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of the WB and UPN, published by HarperCollins in 2007. Littleton has served as deputy editor of Variety since 2007 and has also worked as a reporter and editor for the Hollywood Reporter, Broadcasting and Cable, and United Press International . A graduate of Occidental College, Littleton lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. ...