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IANAL. I imagine he could win if he sued, because "broadcast" should be understand as, well a cast, i.e. distribution, transmission (technology agnostic), that
by quickthrower2 3y ago
IANAL. I imagine he could win if he sued, because "broadcast" should be understand as, well a cast, i.e. distribution, transmission (technology agnostic), that is broad, i.e. to many people.
If he is not the only person this has happened to, then such people could form a group and sue together.
- WillPostForFood 3y agoBroadcast, at least in some contexts means a radio or television transmission. Maybe it depends how old you are?
- mulderc 3y agoYes you are not a lawyer. These type of terms were very common and it is likely the contract even defined broadcast as being broadcast over the airwaves. There was not much money in other forms of distribution at that time. Also , this was probably a dummy contract (as in, only a dummy would sign it) but that was also probably the only offer on the table and most writer don’t have much, if any, leverage in these negotiations. The creator and show runner of Babylon 5 has talked extensively about these issues over the years and has commented on how much of the cast and crew only see residuals from the show being run on broadcast TV. A huge part of the previous writer strike was over these issues.
- shagie 3y agoSome of that bit from JMS on B5 can be found at http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/misc/cc-leave.html http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/misc/cc-leave.html regarding residuals, contracts, and Claudia Christian's departure from the show.