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Ninja Tune/Discreet
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Wed, 19 Mar 1997 22:23:01 -0500
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Re: (idm) Render Unto Caesar!
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quoted 5 lines not to draw out this thread, but, yes, my experience leads me to question>not to draw out this thread, but, yes, my experience leads me to question >an entity that says, "we are unfeasably scrupilously fair with royalty >payments". this is a simple question of dollars and cents: you sell so >many albums, u get so much in royalties...not someone's perception of >what "fair" may be...what is fair may not be correct
If only it were so easy. A lot more goes into figuring out what is owed on royalties than that. Promotion costs, pressing, packaging, advertising, and sometimes more (ie. telephone, etc...) have to come out before the royalty payment is figured out. It is never completly accurate and yes sometimes people disagree. All this should be understood before contracts are signed so that no suprises come later. I've worked in this business for many years and have come across/heard about a fair share of crooks. Warp has never been one that's come up in conversation. See Ya Ninja Jeff