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Re:The creators of This is Spinal Tap have been paid almost ... by delinka on Sunday April 23, 2017 @08:38AM (#14177938)
In Hollywood, if your contract stipulates profit sharing, expect to get nothing. Hollywood accounting makes sure no profits are made within the company you have a contract with. You need to get paid up front, or based on gross revenue.
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Re:The creators of This is Spinal Tap have been paid almost ... by defen on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:42PM (#14179259)
> Hollywood accounting makes sure no profits are made within the company you have a contract with.

A phrase I've heard to explain this is "Every time a building burns down in Tunisia, it gets charged against Star Wars"

The guy who played Darth Vader in the original trilogy has never received any royalties, because those films never made a profit.

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Re:The creators of This is Spinal Tap have been paid almost ... by dboreham on Sunday April 23, 2017 @08:47AM (#14177958)
Not just Hollywood. Any time someone offers to give you some proportion of "profits", in any industry, say no.
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Re:The creators of This is Spinal Tap have been paid almost ... by brianwawok on Sunday April 23, 2017 @09:27AM (#14178066)
Well treat it like stock options.

Assume value is 0 and eval the deal. If the deal is otherwise good go for it. If you need an expected value to make the deal good, don't do it.

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Re:The creators of This is Spinal Tap have been paid almost ... by Pica_soO on Sunday April 23, 2017 @02:39PM (#14179637)
Demand a revenue share.
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