[vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2021 Pay Per View Recommendations

[Andrew Diller]

Exactly every VCF East festival is a paid event. The presenters _are monetized - that is the point to have presenters- to bring in more people who will buy tickets to make the show more successful (in many dimensions).

-andy

> On Sep 22, 2021, at 8:54 AM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> 
>  * Relatedly, are the big presenters OK with monetizing a virtual
>>    version of their presentations?  Probably they are not, but I think
>>    they should be asked and have agreed before the show begins.  I know
>>    Michael is touchy about his materials and their use (personal
>>    experience here).
>> 
> 
> This is a non-issue. Every exhibitor is presenting their content to
> physical attendees anyway. All we're doing with PPV is adding virtual
> attendees that will ALSO be paying. Any compensation that has been
> negotiated with "big presenters" was negotiated on the understanding that
> we won't have an exact count of attendees, so adding more attendees of any
> type shouldn't make any difference.