Amping up its battle with talent agents, the Writers Guild of America has issued proposals to Hollywood agents aimed at stopping potential conflicts of interest.“The Guilds’ proposals are entirely reasonable,” said WGA West president David A.
Goodman.
“If you review them closely, they read like a voluntary code of conduct that an agency would put up on their own website to attract writers and other talent.
The proposals demonstrate a commitment to the fiduciary principles of law, always putting the client first and being an honorable representative.”The WGA’s actions have raised alarms at major agencies, which are unlikely to agree to the proposals.
Should the agreement expire next year, it’s uncertain what kind of oversight the WGA would be able to exercise over agents.The specific proposals were sent to Ata members and first unveiled Friday by Deadline Hollywood.
The key proposal says, “No agency shall
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