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Now that the writers' strike has been settled, we can ask what will the long-term effects be? The Writers' Guild itself has declared victory, and so has its opponent, the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (the AMPTP, which is dominated by the heads of the eight largest studios). In fact according to a recent Variety article, CBS head Les Moonves claims that the strike actually saved the studios money. To appreciate the long-term effects of the strike, it's important to look at aftermath from the viewpoint of the writers and other workers, the studios, and the viewers, ...