"Why didn't you bother to lawyer up?" People need to really, REALLY understand something: there was no formal employment. We were not even independent contractors. They said "Hey, want to be a part of us?" and we were like "YES!" Some people DID get contracts, but that lack of one, IIRC... - ThreadSky

linkara.bsky.social • 7 days ago

"Why didn't you bother to lawyer up?"

People need to really, REALLY understand something: there was no formal employment.

We were not even independent contractors.

They said "Hey, want to be a part of us?" and we were like "YES!"

Some people DID get contracts, but that lack of one, IIRC...

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rosenthorne.bsky.social•7 days ago

And also, lawyers ain't exactly free!

linkara.bsky.social•7 days ago

...was actually a sticking point for us! A lot of the stuff we did was mostly on the basis of "we are friends or fans and we wish to be a part of this larger thing and oh shit my livelihood is now threatened if I piss them off."

starhound.bsky.social•7 days ago

I remember back in the early days of folks joining being like "Man, this seems like it could be a great community to make things with."
And so much now I'm glad my only involvement was being in a convention video and the Uncanny Valley special, cause geezus.

linkara.bsky.social•7 days ago

See, that's the thing: the COMMUNITY was great! We're STILL all friends with each other! I'm STILL asking for the occasional cameo or the like!

Because we actually CARED about the community, being with each other, and working together! The higher-ups were the ones who didn't give a shit...

linkara.bsky.social•7 days ago

...to the point where I STILL wonder why they bothered to have another big talent hunt after the first mass exodus if they weren't going to care about it or do anything with it!

starhound.bsky.social•7 days ago

You all learned from their mistakes, and were all the better for it.
They just seemed to double down on their poor choices.

I'm always glad when I see you all cameoing and riffing with each other on stuff. I'm happy to see those friendships relationships persist.

linkara.bsky.social•7 days ago

You can't just fucking sue somebody for being an asshole and even if we could, as has been demonstrated time and time again, sometimes a lawsuit still costs more than you'd actually get!

suede.bsky.social•7 days ago

Were you one of the few that actually got direct payment for your vids, $200 a pop? I think it was just me and Benzaie, and only for maybe two vids

drubie.bsky.social•7 days ago

I have...so many thoughts on the economics of that structure. All of them lead to my brain turning to TV static.

Goddamn, you'd think you've heard everything there was to know about CA and then you hear stuff like this.

linkara.bsky.social•7 days ago

I think it definitely was just you two. I already had my accounts set up because I think I understood at the time that I didn't want my videos controlled by someone else and there was no need for a middleman with how the site was structured.

suede.bsky.social•7 days ago

Luckily it was all under the table, otherwise Doug Walker would technically own Top 11 Anime openings 😅

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