Comments on: strike http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/ my semi-regular stream of consciousness Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:04:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Why Do Writers Get Residuals? (Writers’ Guild of America Strike) « Psychohistory http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-1444 Why Do Writers Get Residuals? (Writers’ Guild of America Strike) « Psychohistory Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:50:01 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-1444 [...] November 6th, 2007 — Adam Nash This post was inspired by a short, two line snippet in John Lilly’s blog today.  There has been a lot of press about the current writers’ strike, and it’s [...] [...] November 6th, 2007 — Adam Nash This post was inspired by a short, two line snippet in John Lilly’s blog today.  There has been a lot of press about the current writers’ strike, and it’s [...]

]]> By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-1441 John Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:48:11 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-1441 yeah, i don't really know. i think that participation in upside is basically the important key. as i get older, i find myself siding more and more often with "labor" in arguments. in this particular case, as a pure consumer, i enjoy what the writers do more than any other actor in the value chain, so i'd like to see them compensated. yeah, i don’t really know. i think that participation in upside is basically the important key. as i get older, i find myself siding more and more often with “labor” in arguments. in this particular case, as a pure consumer, i enjoy what the writers do more than any other actor in the value chain, so i’d like to see them compensated.

]]> By: Adam Nash http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-1440 Adam Nash Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:29:56 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-1440 I'm curious about this quote in particular: "in other words, not letting them share fairly in the proceeds from the distribution of their work" I'm having a hard time rationalizing the difference in compensation for writers of media content and software engineers. Do you think writers would be more fairly paid with salary & stock options, or do you think software engineers should be entitled to residuals on the ongoing sales/profits from the code they write? Both are situations where creative experts create copyrighted material that is signed over to the corporation based on employment. I'm having trouble rationalizing the two of them. Adam I’m curious about this quote in particular:

“in other words, not letting them share fairly in the proceeds from the distribution of their work”

I’m having a hard time rationalizing the difference in compensation for writers of media content and software engineers. Do you think writers would be more fairly paid with salary & stock options, or do you think software engineers should be entitled to residuals on the ongoing sales/profits from the code they write?

Both are situations where creative experts create copyrighted material that is signed over to the corporation based on employment.

I’m having trouble rationalizing the two of them.
Adam

]]> By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-5643 John Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:48:11 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-5643 yeah, i don't really know. i think that participation in upside is basically the important key. as i get older, i find myself siding more and more often with "labor" in arguments. in this particular case, as a pure consumer, i enjoy what the writers do more than any other actor in the value chain, so i'd like to see them compensated. yeah, i don’t really know. i think that participation in upside is basically the important key. as i get older, i find myself siding more and more often with “labor” in arguments. in this particular case, as a pure consumer, i enjoy what the writers do more than any other actor in the value chain, so i’d like to see them compensated.

]]> By: Adam Nash http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-5642 Adam Nash Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:29:56 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/05/strike/#comment-5642 I'm curious about this quote in particular:<br><br>"in other words, not letting them share fairly in the proceeds from the distribution of their work"<br><br>I'm having a hard time rationalizing the difference in compensation for writers of media content and software engineers. Do you think writers would be more fairly paid with salary & stock options, or do you think software engineers should be entitled to residuals on the ongoing sales/profits from the code they write?<br><br>Both are situations where creative experts create copyrighted material that is signed over to the corporation based on employment.<br><br>I'm having trouble rationalizing the two of them.<br>Adam I’m curious about this quote in particular:

“in other words, not letting them share fairly in the proceeds from the distribution of their work”

I’m having a hard time rationalizing the difference in compensation for writers of media content and software engineers. Do you think writers would be more fairly paid with salary & stock options, or do you think software engineers should be entitled to residuals on the ongoing sales/profits from the code they write?

Both are situations where creative experts create copyrighted material that is signed over to the corporation based on employment.

I’m having trouble rationalizing the two of them.
Adam

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