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Re:'A business model based on mass copyright infringement' by surgical_fire on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @02:21PM (#38785501)
> A corporation would just contract you to make a work

In that case, by definition, the artist was paid.

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Re:'A business model based on mass copyright infringement' by kemotep on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @02:24PM (#38785522)
The last round of strikes by the writers and actors unions were about royalties.

Being paid for a spec or a per diem while making the movie can be peanuts. Big name actors and writers make percentages on the backend.

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