Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 27, 2012
Transcript:
Alex: Okay, if a strike doesn't make sense, how about suing HuffPo? Rick: Been tried... the bloggers went to court after Huffington sold her site for $315 million... the judge ruled that the bloggers knew their only compensation was exposure. Alex: So he basically called them suckers. Rick: Well, not in so many... Joanie: Edit, child! Edit!
Lotsa luck ! it’s a lot harder than you can even imagine. Even serious novelists, are paid a pittance compared to thirty or forty years ago.With the exception of J.K.Rawlings, even best selling authors make squat !