blatantninja
Resident Redneck Facist
Why don't more game developers see royalties from their work?
The List
Lot of big names on that list. It's certainly an interesting discussion. On one hand, obviously anyone that likes games wants to see developers compensated for their work so they can continue making games. On the other, the argument that the developer was paid for its work and on the rights holder gets comped after a certain time makes sense as well.
Freelance developer Simon Roth decided to see just how deep this problem goes. He started digging around on Google and talking to his colleagues to determine which developers, if any, were actually receiving a cut of the continuing profits on their work. Last week, he published the results of his research, a list of over 200 classic titles that are currently being sold by publishers without any of the new income going to the actual developers that made the game.
The List
Lot of big names on that list. It's certainly an interesting discussion. On one hand, obviously anyone that likes games wants to see developers compensated for their work so they can continue making games. On the other, the argument that the developer was paid for its work and on the rights holder gets comped after a certain time makes sense as well.