Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks, some in the negative

Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks... by pluto_modadic on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:25PM (#36923611)

because once made, distributing the thing and making more money is trivial. So, getting an ongoing cut of the proceeds is important.

side note, this also means software engineers at large companies are getting screwed and should unionize.

imagine it takes $2M to make something, and in the first year it makes $4M. Then, every year after it, it's made $.5M.

Either: A) we give actors residuals or B) copyright should expire and movies should be free after the initial crowdfunding.

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Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks... by gruez on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:23PM (#36924787)

> because once made, distributing the thing and making more money is trivial. So, getting an ongoing cut of the proceeds is important.

But why are you so fixated on "getting an ongoing cut"? Thanks to finance, we can calculate the net present value of any perpetual income stream. There's nothing really different between getting paid $1000, and getting paid $500 + perpetual income stream that has a net present value of $500.

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