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[jefftk]

The people we're talking about are paid in normal ways, and not via "percentage of the profits, which there will never be" etc

[ric2b → jefftk]

So this doesn't really impact them much after all.

Until we see publishers closing doors due to lack of profits this argument doesn't really work.

[jefftk → ric2b]

Something that affects profitability will change how many projects are worth doing, which will affect demand for their skills. Greater demand means greater ability to negotiate higher pay, and vice versa.