John and Drew inspect the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed merger guidelines and why they’re important for everybody – not just writers – to read and comment on.

Links:

• FTC and DOJ Seek Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines by the Federal Trade Commission
• Publicly Comment on the FTC Draft Merger Guidelines
• WGA Template and Call to Action
• FTC proposes new merger guidelines by John August
• Financial Interest and Syndication (Fin-Syn) Rules on Wikipedia
• Paramount Decree on Wikipedia
• Picket hours and information
• 2023 WGA Strike Rules
• Strike Rules FAQ
• Find more about the 2023 WGA negotiations here at WGAContract2023.org
• John on Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon
• Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

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