Reading through this particular situation though, he was in a unique position to negotiate due to all of management bungles.
1. Original soundtrack author.
2. Conference announcement that he would be producing the sound track as presales exploded.
There were others as well.
I'm a very patient person, but one thing I've learned over the years is that you can't drag your feet when people are intentionally stalling you.
Within 2 weeks of the E3 announcement after multiple attempts to get it resolved, you have to make it clear that you can't continue working without a contract in place.
I'm sure it's a "hindsight is 20/20" situation, but it was hard to read through all of that management abuse without seeing him put his proverbial foot down.
That's a very valid statement, but at the same time you have to be prepared for it if you plan to be a contractor anyway.
You need your own agreements. You need somebody to review agreements presented to you. If there are IP concerns you need to have clear legal language present around that as well.
To get there, it's worth it to network in attorney circles. It's well worth it.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33535123
Reading through this particular situation though, he was in a unique position to negotiate due to all of management bungles.
1. Original soundtrack author.
2. Conference announcement that he would be producing the sound track as presales exploded.
There were others as well.
I'm a very patient person, but one thing I've learned over the years is that you can't drag your feet when people are intentionally stalling you.
Within 2 weeks of the E3 announcement after multiple attempts to get it resolved, you have to make it clear that you can't continue working without a contract in place.
I'm sure it's a "hindsight is 20/20" situation, but it was hard to read through all of that management abuse without seeing him put his proverbial foot down.