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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
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I am on The Daily Wire’s side here. I actually watched Crowder’s video first and also thought the contract was garbage, but after watching DW’s video and understanding the full terms of the contract, it makes a lot more sense. 

You have to understand that Crowder is getting paid 50 million dollars (no small amount) to produce a certain number of episodes a year—the contract specifies 192. That’s not a whole lot, because he gets Fridays off and 4 weeks of vacation. He can’t take off half a year and expect to still get paid millions, that’s ridiculous. There was a lot of flexibility here, but Crowder made it sound like it was enslavement. 

When it comes to IP rights, I saw nothing in the contract that was unreasonable. Yes, DW will keep any content that you produced using THEIR resources. That’s not exploitation. They also get to run your social media, but not your personal accounts. Again, that makes sense, it’s part of their marketing strategy. 

It seems like one of Crowder’s biggest issue here was the fact that DW is “bowing down to big tech.” He highlighted the fees that he would incur by getting demonetized on certain platforms. Again, this seemed odd to me at first too, but DW’s explanation makes sense. If you get demonetized, you’re not making money, and therefore, DW is not making money. You can’t expect to get paid if you’re not making the company money. Also, there is a workaround for this, which is posting content on DW+. I think Steven should’ve negotiated bonuses based on DW+ traffic, that would’ve made a lot more sense. That way, he may be losing money on YouTube due to the fees, but he would make it all back and then some through DW+. 

I understand if he thought the contract was bad and walked away. That’s totally reasonable. But he didn’t just do that. He aired it out in the public, along with a voice recording of Jeremy Boreing (DW CEO). He used the opportunity to get more subscribers for Mug Club, which I find pretty snakey. I hope this resolves itself, but I think Crowder’s ego is too big for that.
gpt
Also, it was **not a contract.** it was a term sheet.

Plus Crowder *already* “bows down” to big tech in the same way, which is why he has the Piss Off YouTube section