How does that money get distributed? If I create a film, how they decide if I’m worthy enough to receive some of that money?

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progval 5 hours ago | parent [-]

The way it works in France is that money goes to a company that collects it on behalf of all copyright holders. Its website does not offer any documentation as to how copyright holders can claim their share.

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Loughla 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Whoever is the director of that company must have laughed for weeks when they got that posting.

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imglorp 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That sounds pretty shady. There's also the problem that most media generated globally is not French. Do they pretend to distribute the spoils globally?

	▲	gzread 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In reality the system in these countries is pure corruption. The beneficiaries are large corporations who see it as an extra revenue stream and that's it.