> Residuals are royalties that are paid to the actors, film or television directors, and others involved in making TV shows and movies in cases of reruns, syndication, DVD release, or online streaming release. Residuals are calculated and administered by industry trade unions like SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild of America, and the Writers Guild of America.
Per the wiki page, these rights were won and have been maintained by striking and union-lead contract negotiations.
This seems like an important benefit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual_(entertainment_indust...:
> Residuals are royalties that are paid to the actors, film or television directors, and others involved in making TV shows and movies in cases of reruns, syndication, DVD release, or online streaming release. Residuals are calculated and administered by industry trade unions like SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild of America, and the Writers Guild of America.
Per the wiki page, these rights were won and have been maintained by striking and union-lead contract negotiations.