reprographic royalties

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An interesting article I posted on Facebook 'n' Twitter -

Mind Your Business: Who is Keeping Your Royalties? | AWN | Animation World Network

In short, some illustrator societies/guilds are trying to put together the equivalent of what ASCAP/BMI is for musicians. No fee to join; they'd take a cut of any royalty collected (if ever).

the FAQ of the actual organization is here - ASIP FAQ

I'd be interested to hear what y'all have to say about it.

[crosshair]

If it's as useless to most working illustrators as ASCAP and BMI are to most working musicians, I'd say interest will be limited to a very few people, who probably have the clout to collect their own royalities.

I got a check for 97 cents from BMI. Once.

[dennyschmickle]

why don't you show off a little more DAN.

[B-DROID]

"My name is Dan and I am soooooooooo rich, blah blaah blahhhhhhhhh. Royalty checks blah blah blah." Rub it in our faces a little more why don't you?

[crosshair]

It's pinned to the wall of my office, next to a note from an old, loathed roomate: "Whichever one of you motherfuxxers took my toothpaste, return it right away and quit using it!"

I never even cashed it because I am SO RICH AND TALENTED AND SUCCESSFUL that I don't even NEED those 97 cents.

[dennyschmickle]

...an old, loathed roomate...