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AWG, AWGACS and Screenrights case settled

End of legal stoush creates fascinating mystery.

6 Nov 2018

David Tiley

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Writing and Publishing

Image: We are all friends now

Today Screenrights, AWGACS and the Australian Writers’ Guild jointly published a bland announcement which ends a legal dispute which has rumbled since March 2016 and generated a substantial amount of anger. Outsiders were presented with the unedifying spectacle of the two industry organisations expected to support writers paying lawyers to fight each other.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.