This is a post from around June 2005 which I never posted either because it is incomplete or I forgot. Or maybe I got bloggered and was unable to post but never came back to it. Anywhoo enjoy!

BoingBoing points out a Wired article about game coders wanting to support the voice actors in there quest for royalties from recording vocals for games only if they can get a slice of the profits too. I say fooey on them.

The main thing about the actors is that they have a union to back them up. They have the clout with many other unions to help them in on this. What does the game coder have?

Maybe if game coders would think about unionizing they may have some leverage to ask for royalties as well. But if they keep the "To each his own" philosophy then, screw 'em.

Now, I am not saying that they don't deserve any royalties. As a programmer/software engineer myself I support getting paid. They do the most amazing work and don't get credit for it. But what gets me is the libertarian like politics that pervade the software industry.

Labels: ,