RE: Great post and video from IP professor on Mirriad today23 Jul 2024 10:57
Is this why more partners has not meant more revenues -
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From someone who works in this field... MIRI's claimed "model" simply doesn't work for sports and filmed entertainment, and can never work. LOTM simply can't / won't understand this - presumably because they don't want to recognise their losses.
At best, the "addressable market" here is tiny and niche.
I could explain at greater length about rights, not least as royalties from my previous work makes up a substantial chunk of my own income. But it would be tedious to do. But, in short, you can't just drop in adverts in post-production without paying off not only the copyright owner of the work, but all those who participated in making it. In particular, any SAG/AFTRA/Equity actors involved (and their lawyers / agents / managers) would need to approve the content of the advert (i.e. monitor for reputational damage) and be satisfied with the fee they were receiving.
In the real world it's a huge hassle for only a small payback.
Long ago I filmed some TVCs with big Hollywood stars (e.g. Bruce Willis - great guy, hope he's doing well with his illness) for Japan. You can't even begin to imagine the complexity of the negotiations with his "people".