[arg_discuss] Second Runs & Contracts for an ARG

[Anthony F. Saad]

Well this is a legal question not a philosophical one.

There are real issues in this space in terms of IP.

We are working on taking a play online and have secured the ALL  
rights to the online space from the copyright holder including  
derivatives.

Traditional Film/ TV producers want all the rights - even if they  
don't know what to do with them. When working for these entities you  
have to figure out if you are going to be a "Creative Technician"  
working for the production company or THE PRODUCTION COMPANY.

I wonder if technicians get residuals in TV land?

T

Anthony F. Saad
http://anthonyfsaad.com
http://nthdgr.org
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On 27-Mar-10, at 10:41 PM, Andrea Phillips wrote:


> I have some philosophic questions in reaction to this news

> announcement: http://www.webseriesnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/mtvs- 

> web-series-valemont-goes

>

> The money quote is this: "Per Fireworks, the company has rights to all

> content for Valemont, including 35 short-form episodes, the ARG, the

> prequel episodes and extra videos online, plus five half-hour episodes

> and the 100-minute TV movie."

>

> This isn't the first time an ARG has been tapped for a second

> go-round. I'm pretty sure Regenesis did a second round (correct me if

> I'm wrong.) Temporarily ignoring the question of what it means to

> rerun an ARG in terms of production and writing, though they are

> related issues -- if an ARG is sold for a second run, where does the

> money go? TV writers get residuals, right? Does a TV production staff

> also get 'em?

>

> More to the point... For those of us involved in making original IP,

> should we start putting language in our contracts making sure we get a

> slice of the pie if a project makes it onto bigger and better things?

>

> -- 

> Andrea Phillips

> http://www.aaphillips.com

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