Wither union?

The Writers Guild of America strike could be democratizing video further, according to this LA Times story we found this morning on Boing Boing. It’s worth further discussion, though–when players from the old Hollywood establishment get into the new frontier of the Web, what changes? Certainly, there is a newfound freedom in getting away from the old system. When other writers and producers taste this freedom and the new flexibility they have, could an exodus ensue? Has the union has sealed its own fate? Time will tell…