Alas, sarcasm might be more like reality. Retail store rentals have long required a cut of monthly sales. Actors/writers in the US are currently striking over

Alas, sarcasm might be more like reality. Retail store rentals have long required a cut of monthly sales. Actors/writers in the US are currently striking over their residual cut of entertainment sales, essentially forever. Architects have negotiated for lifetime payments over the rental payments of buildings, so why shouldn't iconic furniture producers get a cut of sales using their most excellent chairs forever? :)