Biz: Income / Fees

Folks, it ain’t over – in fact, it’s just beginning. In this third article on voice actor/attorney Rob Sciglimpaglia’s exposé of onerous contract and commission terms given to voice actors by VoiceJockeys.com, Sciglimpaglia reports that he is already negotiating a new contract with VoiceJockeys, and that he’s started a blog to report on similar companies that “prey” on voice actors with low pay and excessively restrictive contracts …

On May 3, VoiceOverXtra published an article by voice actor/attorney Rob Sciglimpagla Jr., which criticized the stiff contract terms and 50% commission cut of an unnamed online voice talent service. In subsequent comments to the article, many readers also condemned the contract terms. But it doesn’t end there. The online talent service, VoiceJockeys. responds that it will change the contract – and Sciglimpaglia offers to help negotiate the new contract – pro bono – on behalf of voice actors …

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