Article by Ethan Drogin, one of the writers on Netflix’ “Suits” who points out that the residuals he received for the show are minuscule and in no way match the long-lasting success of “Suits”

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    1 year ago

    Imagine a carpenter receiving money as long as the customer eats at the table…

    A truly terrible analogy in 2023. Everyone knows that there’s a difference between physical products and reproductions. Hell even before the Internet you should know better.

    How about this?: Imagine an author receiving money as long as new copies of their book sold.

    Ridiculous, right?? The publisher should get all that money! /s