BLOG We believe in releasing works in a way that empowers our fans. Here’s what that looks like, and what it means for you:
Creative Commons Share-Alike, Attribution, Non-Commercial
You may copy and share JourneyQuest in any way you like, as long as you link back to us and you don’t make money from it. Remix it, reuse it, recut it, screen it, or just run a seed on Bittorrent. It’s that simple.
JourneyQuest: Season One by Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Commercial Products
Want to make something cool based on JourneyQuest and sell it? You can do that too. Just ask us. Chances are good we’ll say yes. All you need to do then is tell us what percentage of revenue you plan on sharing with us to support the show. We’ll give you a Creator Endorsed mark to stick on your website—courtesy of questioncopyright.org—so that fans know we approve of what you’re doing. That’s it! (If you renege on the percentage you offered, or otherwise use JourneyQuest for evil, we’ll retract the Creator Endorsed mark.)
Screening
Want to screen our movie? Go for it! We only ask for a few things in return.
- Please, please send us pictures, video, or a short report from the screening. We’ll use that to update our (forthcoming) Screenings page.
- If you’re planning on charging admission, ask us for an official Creator Endorsed mark, as outlined above.
- Ask the audience at the screening to help support the show. We have a ton of ways they can help out on our Support page, including financial, creative, and social.
Commercial Distribution
If you are a commercial distributor, you must negotiate a traditional contract with us. JourneyQuest is available for wholesale purchase directly from Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, or from Paizo Publishing if you are selling within the domestic and international hobby industry. Some digital rights are available through IndieFlix. All other inquiries should be directed to store@zombieorpheus.com. All other uses by commercial distributors are strictly forbidden and will be considered unauthorized copyright infringement. We will not deal with you if you use punitive DRM*, file bogus legal infringement claims on consumers, or have a history of retaining profits for yourself, rather than paying what is due to the creative artists you claim to represent.
*DRM
Zombie Orpheus allows DRM in very limited circumstances only. For example, Netflix uses DRM to protect its rental model. However, we are completely against the use of DRM in any product that a consumer purchases, rather than rents. If a case arises where JourneyQuest is made available through a third-party that uses restrictive DRM (like iTunes or Amazon), or attempts to treat your purchase like a retractable license, we will offer the following guarantee:
PURCHASE JOURNEYQUEST FROM ANY VENDOR WHO USES RESTRICTIVE DRM, AND YOU MAY USE YOUR RECEIPT AT ANY TIME TO REQUEST A SIMILAR, NON-DRM DOWNLOAD FROM US AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU.
I’m interested in learning how you offset the costs of website development for your startup for this webseries, where you host the videos at and what the model is for the next 5 years.
Ben does our webdev in house, so those costs are minimal. Videos are hosted on YouTube, Hulu, and elsewhere.
The model for the next five years is to move gradually to an entirely fan-supported, sustainable model, releasing two new projects each year. The spreadsheets where we planned each stage are insane.