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Actors and writers deserve meaningful residual income just like the authors. And they actually did, as a result of a similar strike in the 60s. The model was di
by esalman 3y ago
Actors and writers deserve meaningful residual income just like the authors. And they actually did, as a result of a similar strike in the 60s. The model was disrupted due to the advent streaming as the dominant media, so they are merely asking for a correction.
- scarface_74 3y agoAre the writers of the libraries software developers used owed a continuous royalty based on how profitable the software built using it makes? The author of a book could just as easily negotiate a large payment up front to give up rights to their book in exchange of one lump sum and invest their money and let the publisher both take all of the upside. But get all of the downside.
- Draiken 3y agoYou keep repeating this as if it was actually an easy feat. No, aside from already famous established actors you won't just "negotiate a way better perfect contract upfront". This is where the capital power imbalance cannot be defeated. They always have the upper hand against any single individual.