I'm afraid the author of this article doesn't really know much about the subject matter here:
>"Does the Authors Guild care about writers? Absolutely — just as much as the RIAA cares about musicians."
This really isn't true. The RIAA represents the recording industry - not musicians. The Authors Guild, along with the Writers Guild and other organisations, do represent authors, and they do care about them. The presidents of both the Authors Guild and the Writers Guild are writers. Both frequently go up against the studios themselves. There have been many, many conflicts between the guilds and publishers/studios.
You can argue that what the Authors Guild is doing here is misguided, but to say the guild doesn't care about authors is just plain wrong. I speak from experience.
>"Does the Authors Guild care about writers? Absolutely — just as much as the RIAA cares about musicians."
This really isn't true. The RIAA represents the recording industry - not musicians. The Authors Guild, along with the Writers Guild and other organisations, do represent authors, and they do care about them. The presidents of both the Authors Guild and the Writers Guild are writers. Both frequently go up against the studios themselves. There have been many, many conflicts between the guilds and publishers/studios.
You can argue that what the Authors Guild is doing here is misguided, but to say the guild doesn't care about authors is just plain wrong. I speak from experience.