I think they have become a little bit better with letting the viewer know this. Cuban fought fairly publicly to retroactively void a term in the first few seaso

I think they have become a little bit better with letting the viewer know this. Cuban fought fairly publicly to retroactively void a term in the first few seasons of Shark Tank where even without an investment from the sharks ABC got a percentage of the company. They also call out pitches where the person has ridiculous terms and is obviously just trying to advertise for free.