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A significant observation made is that actors and creators need to negotiate better contracts that include provisions for streaming royalties. Like musicians who earn royalties when their songs are played, actors should seek agreements that guarantee residuals across different platforms and licensing deals.
For example, the Critical Role team—comprising voice actors who launched a successful YouTube channel—invested in their brand and created content outside traditional models. Their efforts culminated in Amazon buying the animated adaptation, Vox Machina, earning the creators substantial profits. This illustrates that control over one's work and building independently can generate more revenue than traditional studio deals.