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True. Touched on this in my other comment too. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33535123 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33535123 Reading through thi

True. Touched on this in my other comment too. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33535123 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33535123 Reading through this particular situation though, he was in a unique position to negotiate due to all of management bungles. 1. Original soundtrack author. 2. Conference announcement that he would be producing the sound track as presales exploded. There were others as well. I'm a very patient person, but one thing I've learned over the years is that you can't drag your feet when people are intentionally stalling you. Within 2 weeks of the E3 announcement after multiple attempts to get it resolved, you have to make it clear that you can't continue working without a contract in place. I'm sure it's a "hindsight is 20/20" situation, but it was hard to read through all of that management abuse without seeing him put his proverbial foot down.

bombcar 4y ago
It's hard to find good legal representation you can trust and is knowledgeable about the industry/situation. It is very easy to find a lawyer who will take your money, however.
- brightball 4y ago
  That's a very valid statement, but at the same time you have to be prepared for it if you plan to be a contractor anyway. You need your own agreements. You need somebody to review agreements presented to you. If there are IP concerns you need to have clear legal language present around that as well. To get there, it's worth it to network in attorney circles. It's well worth it.
  - bombcar 4y ago
    Yeah, it absolutely surprises me the number of people who will work with custom contracts and don't even know the name of a lawyer. It's one thing if you're signing the bog-standard real estate deal paperwork, it's another if you're doing custom contracts related to work.
    - tpxl 4y ago
      > It's one thing if you're signing the bog-standard real estate deal paperwork There are no standard contracts, and there are especially no standard contracts you're signing for the first time. I have a 'custom' contract with a company I work for and it's 4 pages long and easy to understand.
mywittyname 4y ago
An announcement on Twitter that he's not under contract to do an OST would have been amusing.

bombcar 4y ago

It's hard to find good legal representation you can trust and is knowledgeable about the industry/situation. It is very easy to find a lawyer who will take your money, however.

brightball 4y ago
That's a very valid statement, but at the same time you have to be prepared for it if you plan to be a contractor anyway. You need your own agreements. You need somebody to review agreements presented to you. If there are IP concerns you need to have clear legal language present around that as well. To get there, it's worth it to network in attorney circles. It's well worth it.
- bombcar 4y ago
  Yeah, it absolutely surprises me the number of people who will work with custom contracts and don't even know the name of a lawyer. It's one thing if you're signing the bog-standard real estate deal paperwork, it's another if you're doing custom contracts related to work.
  - tpxl 4y ago
    > It's one thing if you're signing the bog-standard real estate deal paperwork There are no standard contracts, and there are especially no standard contracts you're signing for the first time. I have a 'custom' contract with a company I work for and it's 4 pages long and easy to understand.

mywittyname 4y ago

An announcement on Twitter that he's not under contract to do an OST would have been amusing.