Re: A finders fee agreement?
Yeah.
F him.
Unless your partner made an agreement with him beforehand. Talk to your writing partner first. I mean, even still your writing partner doesn't have the ability to make that sort of deal without your consent, but really - why aren't you talking to your writing partner about this?
You don't need him to set up the meeting with the prodco. Call them yourself. Say, "Hi. We wrote such-and-such, and we think we should get together and see if we're a good fit."
Again, what is he asking for?
Before running around looking for paperwork, you NEGOTIATE. You talk to the guy, find out what he's asking for. I would send him an email saying, "What do you think would be appropriate?" long before going to any sort of paperwork.
I mean, I'm still probably going to say F him - with the difference being if your writer promised him something or not - but I want to know what his angle in.
Again, and you didn't answr this - WHAT IS HIS LEVEL OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE? WHO IS HE, IN THE BUSINESS?
IT's really hard to give you good advice when you don't seem to be willing to give us much information.
It sounds like you're a total newbie when it comes to the business side of things. All I can say is: don't sign anything, don't agree to anything, get a lawyer.
Free legal advice on the internet from non lawyers is worth exactly what you pay for it, so it's hard for me to give you specifics. I'm not a lawyer.
But this smells really really rotten, and I don't understand why he needs you. You know the name of the prodco - you can call them.
I don't trust this guy any further than I can throw him.
Why are you sending him paperwork when you can't tell us what he's asking for in any sort of specifics?
This is madness. You're going to get f'd.
And the reason you're going to get f'd is because you're not communicating with your writing partner and you're impatient. You're in a rush and you're not taking the time to listen to the advice you're getting before acting.
Originally posted by 5townsguy
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F him.
Unless your partner made an agreement with him beforehand. Talk to your writing partner first. I mean, even still your writing partner doesn't have the ability to make that sort of deal without your consent, but really - why aren't you talking to your writing partner about this?
You don't need him to set up the meeting with the prodco. Call them yourself. Say, "Hi. We wrote such-and-such, and we think we should get together and see if we're a good fit."
Again, what is he asking for?
Before running around looking for paperwork, you NEGOTIATE. You talk to the guy, find out what he's asking for. I would send him an email saying, "What do you think would be appropriate?" long before going to any sort of paperwork.
I mean, I'm still probably going to say F him - with the difference being if your writer promised him something or not - but I want to know what his angle in.
Again, and you didn't answr this - WHAT IS HIS LEVEL OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE? WHO IS HE, IN THE BUSINESS?
IT's really hard to give you good advice when you don't seem to be willing to give us much information.
It sounds like you're a total newbie when it comes to the business side of things. All I can say is: don't sign anything, don't agree to anything, get a lawyer.
Free legal advice on the internet from non lawyers is worth exactly what you pay for it, so it's hard for me to give you specifics. I'm not a lawyer.
But this smells really really rotten, and I don't understand why he needs you. You know the name of the prodco - you can call them.
I don't trust this guy any further than I can throw him.
Why are you sending him paperwork when you can't tell us what he's asking for in any sort of specifics?
This is madness. You're going to get f'd.
And the reason you're going to get f'd is because you're not communicating with your writing partner and you're impatient. You're in a rush and you're not taking the time to listen to the advice you're getting before acting.
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