"Lesse. Take nothin' add nothin' carry the nothin"
Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.
'Soul Purpose'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Daisy Jane - Nov 02, 2007 1:33:48 pm PDT #7354 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Juliebird - Nov 02, 2007 1:38:25 pm PDT #7355 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
The claim is that there isn't any revenue from new media (iTunes and the like
so the money I pay to iTunes goes... where?
Kristen - Nov 02, 2007 2:35:36 pm PDT #7356 of 10001
Oddly, I want a picture of Tim and Kristen picketing with their blank signs.
I'm pretty sure our signs will have actual words on them.
I just hope they're flame retardant. I'd hate to light a cigarette and turn into the human torch. Though, hey, I'd totally make the evening news.
Rick - Nov 02, 2007 3:04:39 pm PDT #7357 of 10001
I just hope they're flame retardant. I'd hate to light a cigarette and turn into the human torch. Though, hey, I'd totally make the evening news.
Oh, the Humanity!!
Kevin - Nov 02, 2007 3:49:42 pm PDT #7358 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
so the money I pay to iTunes goes... where?
The deals aren't public, but NBC (and, I think, 20th Century Fox) recently claimed Apple takes 50%. The studio takes the rest. The writers are getting seriously fucked by the existing deals, which were (obviously) put together before this technology even existed.
sarameg - Nov 02, 2007 4:03:38 pm PDT #7359 of 10001
Someone go stand by Kristen with a fire extinguisher! We wanna keep her!
sarameg - Nov 02, 2007 4:04:05 pm PDT #7360 of 10001
Oooh, or misters like outdoor restaurants have!
Juliebird - Nov 02, 2007 4:23:58 pm PDT #7361 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I don't see how an existing deal (existing before such things as iTunes) can even begin to apply to present day distribution.
On perhaps a related note, how do inventors working for a company make out on a new product that the company I believe then owns the intellectual rights to, does the original inventor get residuals on all sales of the product?
libkitty - Nov 02, 2007 4:29:56 pm PDT #7362 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I think it depends on the deal that they work out ahead of time, Juliebird. I don't really know, but I think most inventors that invent for companies don't have standard contracts, just whatever deal they can work out. Most of the deals I've heard of aren't that good and the inventor gets pretty close to bupkiss.
Kevin, if any of those blank signs
pics
are online, link please!
Typo Boy - Nov 02, 2007 4:31:44 pm PDT #7363 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
On perhaps a related note, how do inventors working for a company make out on a new product that the company I believe then owns the intellectual rights to, does the original inventor get residuals on all sales of the product?
It depends on the contract: but 99.999% of the time the answer is no. However inventors (normally designers and engineers) working for a company normally get a salary, day in and day out. And it is normally part of a long term deal where engineers and designers work for the same company for decades at a time, and get health insurance and pension and paid vacation. I would not describe anyone as exactly secure these days. But compared to engineers in manufacturing industries, writers share a great deal more of the day to day risks of the film and video industry.