Members DRW50 Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 I don't even think the episodes had any characters he created, did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 Yeah they did Clint and Bo were co-created by him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ellabelle Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 Did OLTL's online version use flashbacks from any episodes he wrote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 From what I remember, it didn't use any flashbacks at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted January 9, 2014 Author Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 FB or not they used characters he helped create Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 Sounds like he negotiated a good contract, but an insane one for the network to have agreed to. They've been paying this guy a thousand dollars per week for doing nothing all this time? That's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sheilaforever Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 It's indeed a very good contract; he made 1.43 million $ pre-tax in those nearly 30 years OLTL stayed on the air... I wonder if other writers had similar clauses? After reading the full story I find his lawsuit fascinating and I think he could succeed. The Hulu episodes contained his characters and were no rebroadcasts but new and therefore it does not seem out of hand that a Hulu streaming qualifies as a TV broadcast. BTW, I assume they either don't know it aired on OWN as well or are already certain that these would qualify as repeats not entitling him to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 Damn,I was born at the wrong time! (LOL). I bet those type of 'in perpetuity' type contracts would not be offered nor accepted in this day and age (if it is, I must look into it ) The main issue, I think is whether the online versions are considered broadcast. If OWN broadcast is the main target in this lawsuit, then wouldn't it be along the lines of a re-transmission fee? It wasn't an original run, or does that not mean anything? If his counsel wins this one, I think the WGA/WGAE needs to get that guy/gal contracted somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MontyB Posted January 10, 2014 Members Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'm not going to bother to read about the lawsuit, but Sam Hall was a very good writer for OLTL, so I say give him what he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted January 10, 2014 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2014 The lawsuit in full http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/One-Life-To-Live-Writer-ABC-Hulu-lawsuit-1__140109200021.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoseVioletDaisy Posted January 10, 2014 Members Share Posted January 10, 2014 This whole thing will come down to how the law ends up interpreting the word broadcast, because that's what the contract stipulates: that he be paid weekly for as long as the show is broadcast. The contract does not specifically say "broadcast on network television" so it could be interpreted as broadcast at all, anywhere. But it was also drawn up at a time when cable was just becoming a viable platform and was basically an outlet for movies and sports, not reruns of network shows or original series. The current media environment, especially online, was inconceivable by either party at the time it was signed and certainly not what ABC envisioned when they agreed to it. It'll be very interesting to see how the letter of the contract is interpreted if this gets to a judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted January 10, 2014 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2014 Well if they limit this to TV, Hall should still get paid for the OWN airings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted January 10, 2014 Members Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yup. Man I wish I was still paid by the companies I have parted ways with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted January 10, 2014 Members Share Posted January 10, 2014 This is one of those moments you wish you had a time machine, so you could go back and get a rent-controlled place in Manhattan in perpituity, or work a ridiculous contract that ensures you get paid weekly for not working on a show in over 30 damn years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted January 10, 2014 Members Share Posted January 10, 2014 we need to see a copy of the attachment...the original agreement! who has this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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