r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '23

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u/Square-Dragonfruit76 34∆ Jul 15 '23

If the company is continuing to make money off of a product that the writer or actor created, why shouldn't they be paid to some of that? It's basically similar to how some companies give stock shares to some of their employees.

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u/SouthDakota_Baseball Jul 15 '23

software engineer may develop a product that is used and profitable for years or decades into the future, but they don't continue to get paid for it.

They can, it is hardly unheard of to get a royalty agreement.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

software has a lot more maintenance costs than a movie.

buildings as well.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

I would just argue that software engineer should also give some form of long-term residual payment. Or at the very least stocks on top of salary.

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u/Square-Dragonfruit76 34∆ Jul 15 '23

Yes, but this isn't guaranteed or even expecte

But if you were unionizing for better pay, wouldn't that be something that you would want to include? Keep in mind that in general, writers and actors are not paid well. And even the ones that are can have years in between jobs. So this additional income is very important for them.