Posted by Gary on 11/06/05 01:47

>> I went to a sales meeting at the request of the organiser. it cost me �29
>> petrol. I spent 3 hours filming the event. I spent 6 hours editing it
>> and then copied 10 to cdr to supply at �5 (That was implied as the
>> potential) . to cover costs.
>>
>> The area managers bought 1 each that was 3 gone. they copied it for their
>> teams. (30 copies at cost to them). I WAS ROBBED. it cost me more than
>> �15 to make and I was told �5 was a fair cost. but I wont do it again.
>> this was 3 years ago and blanks were �2 in Tesco. SVP about �1
>>
>> That is the effect of piracy. this is a true story. ( anybody want a
>> training disk 7 only left)
>
> If you were doing this at the request of the organiser, why didn't you
> charge him for your time at the very beginning? If this was not possible,
> you should have arranged for a package deal at a price for the entire set
> of 30 discs. By setting the price per disc, you essentially encouraged
> the area manager to compare your price with the price of a pirate copy.
>
> Norm Strong

I was not in business

see reply above

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