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[-] Trixie0383@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 1 year ago

I still don't get how a consumer can't just pay (fantasy hypothetical world) $10, and what they watch/view is recorded.

  • Streaming company takes their cut, distributes the rest to content producers proportioned based on what was watched.
  • Producers take their cut then distribute the rest as residuals.

I lied. I do know that the current contract infrastructure doesn't allow for this.

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Because of the shareholders take all the benefit without contributing actual work. Just capital. And the same shareholders don’t want to take risks. But you can’t make a movie without money upfront. That is the whole problem.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

What?! You union guys don't work on promises that you'll get paid, maybe, sometime in the future and exposure? /s

(Also, I definitely should have put a joke about film there but not in the proper frame of mind to make a good one.)

[-] droans@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's what MoviesAnywhere was for. If the provider stops selling the video or goes under, it should still be available there.

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