On Oct 22, 3:08 pm, "jmsa...{at}aol.com"  wrote:
> On Oct 22, 7:59 am, Carl Hoff  wrote:
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> > On Oct 21, 11:16 pm, "jmsa...{at}aol.com"
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> > >  wrote:
> > > > Book and movies are very different.  Books don't
involve talent from
> > > > hundreds or thousands of creators.
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> > > This is not a true statement.  Books involve publishers, editors,
> > > assistant editors, proofreaders, typesetters, publicists, art
> > > directors, photographers, and a host of others, all of whom in their
> > > way "create" the book being purchased.
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> > > And in TV/film, the actors and directors who create the work are also
> > > able to participate in the same kind of royalty as a book writer.
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> > I agree there is other talent involved in publishing a book but are
> > editors, assistant editors, proofreaders, typesetters, publicists, art
> > directors, photographers, etc. ever in a situation to collect
> > royalties?  I don't know... but I'd tend to think it would be just the
> > author getting royalties.  In regards to a movie on DVD I imagine
> > there could be dozens entitled to some royalties, actors, directors,
> > producers, writers, etc.  I agree that getting 4 cents per DVD sounds
> > incredibly low but I doubt 12% of the price is realistic either.  By
> > your own admission, actors and directors get better deals then the
> > writers and I just can't see them all getting 12% or better.
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> > And in addition to the actors, directors, producers, and writers, I'm
> > wondering about the people behind the sound track.  Does John Williams
> > collect royalties when a DVD of Star Wars or Jaws is sold?  What about
> > Queen when a Flash Gordon DVD is sold?  In these cases the sound track
> > is a very key part of the movie and I personally feel they should be
> > entitled to royalties too.  However I have no idea if that is the way
> > things work or not.
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> > Asked another way, if 12% to 15% of the price of a book goes to
> > royalties, do you know what percentage of a DVD price goes into paying
> > all royalties, not just the authors?  I would agree that amount should
> > be at least 12% to 15%, but again I have no idea if that is the case
> > or not.
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> > Just curious,
> > Carl
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> The wga isn't asking for 15, 12 or even 10 percent they want to raise
> the amount from 4 cents per DVD...to eight cent.

That should be quite doable even in the 9.99 bargain DVDs.
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