Posted by Suan Yong on March 29, 1999 at 08:54:24:
In Reply to: Re:Plots/Movies posted by Dave Rose on March 26, 1999 at 00:55:48:
Dave Rose:
> As for the below-referenced phrase "profit bound", yeah, that's a major
>part of the problem. If you want to write, paint, or sculpt, you can do
>pretty much as you please. If, on the other hand, you are asking a public
>corporation (whose board bears a fiduciary responsibility to its
>shareholders) for many tens of millions of dollars for production and
>marketing, you must be able to show that you have taken all of the relevant
>revenue maximization factors into account.
Ah, but isn't revenue maximization consistent with the spirit of
"Vancian frugality"? :-D
Suan