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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by jefftk on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:20AM (#25507826)
The people we're talking about are paid in normal ways, and not via "percentage of the profits, which there will never be" etc
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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by ric2b on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:49PM (#25509018)
So this doesn't really impact them much after all.

Until we see publishers closing doors due to lack of profits this argument doesn't really work.

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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by jefftk on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @01:44PM (#25509661)
Something that affects profitability will change how many projects are worth doing, which will affect demand for their skills. Greater demand means greater ability to negotiate higher pay, and vice versa.
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