A prime example of this is the special exemption that the fledgling networks _ Fox, WB and UPN _ were able to negotiate regarding residual payment.
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Revenue from DVDs and video-on-demand has soared in recent years, but residual payments are still calculated at a rate determined long before these became such lucrative markets.
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The WGA is seeking increased residual payments to writers and an end to the " a film by . . . " credit taken by some directors.
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The guild contract specifies how union writers should be compensated for their work, including a clause requiring residual payments similar to those paid to writers of television shows.
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The guilds have not detailed specific new contract proposals, but officials indicated they want an increase in residual payments for shows rebroadcast on cable and in foreign markets.
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In August, 2014, Hyatt and Gore sued Al Jazeera for fraud and breach of contract in connection with a residual payment of $ 65 million that remained unpaid.
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The WGA is seeking changes in residual payment formulas for cable programs, for the reuse of TV shows and movies on videocassettes and DVDs, and for shows distributed overseas.
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Few people anticipated the long life that a popular television series would eventually see in syndication, so most performers signed contracts that limited residual payments to about six repeats.
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He reportedly received no residual payments from his work in the " Lassie " series, even though it was syndicated and widely shown under the title " Jeff's Collie ".
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The 11, 000-member guild is seeking increased base pay, increased residual payments for foreign, cable and video / DVD markets, and a foothold to protect writers'financial interests in future Internet transmissions.
