Joseph DeMartino wrote:
> On Nov 17, 5:49 pm, shawn  wrote:
> 
>>I don't see it that way (unless you are taking into account the
>>changes in how the content is distributed.)
> 
> 
> But changes in how content is distributed is *exactly* the main issue
> at hand.  The studios don't want to pay residuals on resuse of
> material on the internet because that isn't covered by the existing
> contract.  They're also reclassifying original material created for
> the internet as "promotional material" and therefore not subject to
> payment *at all.*  And the studios have refused to even DISCUSSS this
> issue.  They insist that the internet is too new, there are no profits
> yet and they can't come up with a formula for profit sharing until
> they know what the profit picture is going to look like.  Which is
> crap.  

And what was that I heard that Viacom was suing YouTube for a *billion* 
dollars for unauthorized use of videos?  Sounds like someone has indeed 
figured out what the profit picture might look like!

Blair
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