tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post1542752535973426616..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: MoolahJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-38494341441640048392009-07-20T15:34:57.420+01:002009-07-20T15:34:57.420+01:00Ah, interesting stuff, cheers Piers.Ah, interesting stuff, cheers Piers.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-26452033940614055652009-07-20T15:02:04.511+01:002009-07-20T15:02:04.511+01:00circelily: eh?
Actually, we pretty much won every...circelily: eh?<br /><br />Actually, we pretty much won everything we asked for in the strike. Residuals paid online and all.<br /><br /><a href="http://pavementandstars.blogspot.com/2008/02/lets-make-deal.html" rel="nofollow">Details here</a>.Piershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682054203119052550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-19472789090319360172009-07-08T19:20:34.892+01:002009-07-08T19:20:34.892+01:00Yeah, that's the impression I got. I read lots...Yeah, that's the impression I got. I read lots of stuff about stuff online counting as 'promotion' and thus not counting for residuals. Which is convenient, and also slightly insane logic, if they're also showing adverts...James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-62194941212110041222009-07-08T18:56:09.207+01:002009-07-08T18:56:09.207+01:00I think this question was exactly the reason that ...I think this question was exactly the reason that the American scriptwriters went on strike. Sadly I think the end result was the weakening of their not-particularly-strong union and a lot of obscurity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-6690732224688572372009-07-07T05:59:40.680+01:002009-07-07T05:59:40.680+01:00Thanks for useful comments people, will enquire fu...Thanks for useful comments people, will enquire further and keep track of it all on the blog.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-23648951192905764252009-07-07T00:20:42.430+01:002009-07-07T00:20:42.430+01:00It's about time G.W. was shared with the world...It's about time G.W. was shared with the world like that! Us here in New Zealand had to get DVDs sent from the U.K., regional difficulties aside. But it's a shame they over the pond have to compare it to lesser, American shows.<br /><br />Re. royalties, they're about to increase (by 6%) the amount local radio stations have to pay to local artists. There is a quota to play 20% N.Z. music, which sadly means no-one will take risks with new or less-popular groups, instead settling on the same few 90's bands everyone gets drunk and sings to on their OEs in London with other Kiwis.<br /><br />"The cheque's in the mail", I see. Hope it turns up soon, you have a wife and child to support!Ruodnanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-10318632622580882052009-07-06T19:02:00.507+01:002009-07-06T19:02:00.507+01:00Ah, I've just spotted that C4i is part of DRG;...Ah, I've just spotted that C4i is part of DRG; I guess it's unlikely you'll get any (swift, direct) answers from them either.<br /><br />Your best bet, I guess, is going legal: I imagine there's nothing that makes the rights folk respond more quickly to, than a nice letter on a solicitor's headed paper.thegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693447808874926257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-72499373832874218632009-07-06T18:41:03.898+01:002009-07-06T18:41:03.898+01:00I agree with cello: if C4/C4i did the deal with Di...I agree with cello: if C4/C4i did the deal with Digital Rights Group, then surely they're responsible for ensuring that all the residual contractual stuff is intact. They might not be able to pay you, but hopefully they'll be able to copy you the terms in which they sold the series on, and with that at least you'll have something with which to begin the (long, slow, frustrating) paper trail to obtaining the monies owed to you.<br /><br />Please update here with any news you have, I'm very interested to see how it turns out.<br /><br />Good luck!thegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693447808874926257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-55147984363358147862009-07-06T18:11:13.443+01:002009-07-06T18:11:13.443+01:00I think I'm right in saying that the person wh...I think I'm right in saying that the person who runs the Digital Rights Group is Kelvin McKenzie's son. Good luck. And Hulu is owned in part by Fox hence News Corp hence Murdoch. He gets us all in the end.<br /><br />Surely Talkback Thames or C4's legal departments are the people to speak to, as they will have done the deal with Hulu.<br /><br />Love the way the Guardian is still determined not to call it TV.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-40188848589699671152009-07-06T12:40:23.673+01:002009-07-06T12:40:23.673+01:00Agree with the problem of laxity of paying writers...Agree with the problem of laxity of paying writers. Treating them like they're the bottom link of the chain - rather than acknowledging their contribution as the original source of the material.CeleBritshttp://celebrits.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-66782132740381299602009-07-06T12:38:57.442+01:002009-07-06T12:38:57.442+01:00I thought there already was a US version of Green ...I thought there already was a US version of Green Wing, with that nice Hugh Laurie in it?Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-46415377250019942372009-07-06T12:14:13.174+01:002009-07-06T12:14:13.174+01:00Was it Nora Ephron who said recently that we'r...Was it Nora Ephron who said recently that we're witnessing the death of copyright? We're also witnessing a remarkably lax attitude towards the idea of paying writers - moreso than ever. <br /><br />I don't know all the facts, but that whole Pirate Bay fracas in recent months seemed to be skewed towards some sort of nonsense about "rights" and "freedoms", and the guys being sentenced were almost being touted as noble martyrs for a great cause. Yes, the noble cause to diddle those of us down the production food chain out of getting our residuals. But we're only the writers after all. We only helped create this stuff. What need do we have of silly things like money? I'm sure my kids can learn how to forage for themselves.<br /><br />Meanwhile these websites are coasting along some kind of anti-corporate stick it to the man goodwill kind of vibe from people in the media too lazy and spineless to really look at the heart of the matter.<br /><br />Monday morning. Am a bit cranky.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-62069745888571211812009-07-06T11:52:56.039+01:002009-07-06T11:52:56.039+01:00Newf: I think I'm in the information vanguard ...Newf: I think I'm in the information vanguard on this issue.<br /><br />Boz: I don't think I get anything from 4oD, but my agent is hopefully checking that.<br /><br />I don't really mind torrents and YouTube and stuff, as it's a good way for people to find new telly they wouldn't otherwise have come across, and then hopefully they'll buy the DVD's (loyalty point to Boz). Just a bit worrying if stuff goes online, and everyone makes money from it apart from the writers...James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-13483009913776068892009-07-06T11:40:21.674+01:002009-07-06T11:40:21.674+01:00Worrabout Channel 4 putting all their back catalog...Worrabout Channel 4 putting all their back catalogue online? Does this in anyway benefit you, compared to say DVD sales?<br /><br />IwouldliketopointoutIalreadyowntheDVDboxsetcollectionthingofGW.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-29964359550603759222009-07-06T10:20:45.090+01:002009-07-06T10:20:45.090+01:00Have you asked your fellow GW writers if they'...Have you asked your fellow GW writers if they're getting any pennies for Hulu?<br /><br />If you guys got paid for the Green Wing episodes on Torrent and Veoh and GoFish and Guba and Supernova Tube and everywhere else, you would never have to work again. And fans would hate that. So I hope you get paid for none of it, ever!! (That's supposed to be a compliment, but just sounds drunk. I'm going to go sit on the floor.)Newfnoreply@blogger.com