Last week, word spread that there was a good chance the Writers Guild of America would strike. Well, the last-ditch effort to prevent the writers from going on strike failed. Writers and studios broke off talks late Sunday after nearly 11 hours of negotiations. The talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers were called by a federal mediator. The producers said a deal couldn't be reached.
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Yesterday, Dattebayo was informed that the writers for Naruto, including Steven Jay Blum and Gary David Goldberg, are both members of the Writer's Guild of America.
However difficult it may be to accept, Dattebayo has decided to side with the writers on the issue, and out of respect for the writers decided to delay the release of Naruto indefinitely, even though Dattebayo has already completed subtitling the next 37 episodes of the series. Unlike other fansubbing release groups that do not support the causes of the WGA, Dattebayo does. The WGA is mainly asking for a share of profits generated by internet sales. Dattebayo's policy of giving writers 14.5% of the profits from internet sales was cited as one of the causes that sparked the strike as other writers sought similar treatment from other studios.
Because of this, Naruto will not be released this week. Bleach and Genshiken are not affected due to the fact they are both written by North Korean writer Kim Jong-il, who only belongs to the WGOSCC. :(
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