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Old 02-10-2012, 05:12 AM   #93
Shnubble
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It might very well be the makers of the documentary approached Double Fine and proposed this project to them. No one could have foreseen that kind of reaction by the fans, so they decided to divide the money by a fixed ratio.
Nonetheless I agree an extra soundtrack for the documentary would be a huge waste of money. I hope they realize that.
Also, because no one could have guessed what would be, they had to be careful about setting the goal. Missing your goal by a large number of backers will not only hurt the project but it will be held against you if you try to get money elsewhere.
I agree they could have gone to a publisher but then the publisher wants his share.
This started as a test for crowd funding that succeeded all expectations and perhaps even hopes.
For Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert that is, others might try the same in the future and fail.
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