Creator Profit Sharing & Payout Policy

Creator money should be understandable before it becomes disputed.

RRN does not impose one secret universal creator split. The applicable written split, program rule, or creator agreement controls.

This policy defines minimum transparency rules when RBEW/RRN calculates and distributes creator revenue.

1. No hidden split

Before RRN relies on a creator revenue split, the applicable percentage or allocation method must be established by a signed or otherwise legally accepted creator agreement, approved split agreement, clearly published program term accepted before participation, or another documented agreement between the people entitled to the revenue.

RRN may not silently invent a new percentage after revenue has been earned.

2. Definitions

Gross Revenue

"Gross Revenue" means money actually received and attributable to the applicable release, track, project, service, or other revenue source before allowed deductions.

A theoretical retail price is not Gross Revenue if that amount was never received.

Direct Deductions

"Direct Deductions" means transaction-specific amounts that may properly be removed before creator profit is allocated, including refunded amounts, chargebacks, payment-processing fees, distributor or platform fees directly tied to the revenue, taxes collected for remittance, and other direct costs expressly allowed by the applicable agreement.

General business overhead is not automatically a Direct Deduction merely because RBEW incurred it.

Profit / Net Revenue

"Profit" or "Net Revenue," when used by the RRN payout system, means Gross Revenue minus the defined Direct Deductions for that earnings event.

RRN Fee

An "RRN Fee" is a network, administration, distribution, label, or other RBEW/RRN share deducted from Profit only when the applicable program or agreement authorizes that fee.

There is no public-policy assumption that every creator arrangement uses the same RRN Fee.

Creator Pool

"Creator Pool" means the amount remaining for contributor allocation after the applicable Profit calculation and any authorized RRN Fee.

Contributor Share

A "Contributor Share" is the percentage or basis-point allocation assigned to an eligible contributor under the applicable split agreement or approved allocation plan.

3. Calculation order

Unless a specific agreement lawfully states a different calculation:

1. identify Gross Revenue actually received;
2. subtract authorized Direct Deductions;
3. determine Profit / Net Revenue;
4. calculate any disclosed and authorized RRN Fee;
5. determine the Creator Pool;
6. allocate the Creator Pool according to contributor shares;
7. record the resulting earnings allocations.

RRN should not reorder the calculation merely to increase its own share.

4. No retroactive reduction

A split applicable to revenue already earned may not be reduced retroactively merely because RRN or another participant later prefers a different deal.

A prospective split change may apply to future revenue when the parties or program rules validly authorize it.

If a creator leaves a project, already-earned amounts remain governed by the agreement under which they were earned unless that agreement lawfully provides otherwise.

5. Deductions must be real

RRN may not create fictitious deductions.

A deduction should be tied to an actual charge, refund, tax, fee, cost category authorized by the governing agreement, or another documented basis.

When a deduction is disputed, RRN should be able to identify what the deduction represents.

6. Refunds and chargebacks

If revenue previously allocated is later refunded or charged back, attributable creator earnings may be reversed, offset, or adjusted according to the applicable agreement and accounting period.

RRN should not use a refund from one unrelated project as a pretext to seize earnings from another project unless a lawful agreement or valid debt right permits that offset.

7. Split agreements

When multiple contributors share a Creator Pool, their approved shares should total the complete allocable pool.

A split dispute may cause RRN to hold the disputed portion while the parties resolve it.

Where practical, an unrelated undisputed portion should not be held merely because another part of the split is contested.

8. Payout readiness

An earnings allocation may move through internal states such as pending, under review, ready, or paid.

An internal "pending" status does not erase the underlying accounting record.

RRN may require legally necessary payout information before issuing money, including identity, tax, payment destination, guardian, or contract information where applicable.

9. Payout method and timing

The applicable creator agreement or program terms control payout schedule, minimum threshold, payment method, and lawful processing requirements.

If no special timing rule exists, RRN should process amounts marked ready for payout within a commercially reasonable period rather than holding them indefinitely without explanation.

A processor or bank delay after RRN sends payment is not the same as RRN intentionally withholding a ready payout.

10. Accounting transparency

A creator entitled to a payout should be able to understand the material basis of the calculation affecting that payout, including where applicable revenue source, Gross Revenue, deductions, Profit, RRN Fee, Creator Pool, contributor percentage or basis points, allocated amount, and payout status.

This does not require RRN to expose unrelated customers' private information or another creator's confidential financial data.

11. Credits, revenue, equity, and company ownership are separate

Receiving a creative credit does not automatically establish a revenue percentage.

Receiving a revenue share does not automatically establish copyright ownership.

A project, release, track, persona, station, or program revenue share does not by itself make the recipient an owner, member, shareholder, partner, employee, manager, or decision-maker of RBEW. It does not grant a share of unrelated RBEW company profits or unrelated projects. Any equity, company ownership, employment, partnership, governance, or broader profit right must be separately and expressly established.

Ownership, credit, licensing, revenue splits, equity, and employment status must each be determined by the rules or agreements that actually govern them.

12. Persona and program-specific agreements

A Persona Adoption arrangement, label agreement, distribution agreement, collaboration agreement, presenter agreement, sponsorship agreement, or another specialized program may define its own split and timeline.

That specific written arrangement controls its own economics.

For the Persona Adoption Program, continuing post-completion RRN royalties attach only to the qualifying catalog and qualifying works identified by the Adoption agreement; they do not create a blanket royalty claim over unrelated new works created independently after successful completion. See the Persona Adoption Program.

This general policy still prohibits undisclosed retroactive deductions, fabricated accounting, and intentional misrepresentation of the agreed split.

13. No payola or guaranteed airplay

A creator revenue share, distribution relationship, label relationship, submission fee, or payment arrangement does not purchase or guarantee RRN radio airplay.

RRN and its presenters retain editorial and programming discretion unless a lawful written agreement expressly defines a separate advertising or sponsored-placement service.

14. Disputes

A creator disputing an earnings calculation should identify the affected release, project, earnings event, payout, or agreement and explain the disagreement.

RRN may preserve records and temporarily hold genuinely disputed funds while reviewing evidence.

Knowingly falsifying split agreements, contributor identities, sales records, or payout destinations is a serious violation.

15. Hard lines

RRN will not intentionally:

• hide the applicable split from a creator entitled to know it;
• retroactively lower an already-earned share without legal authority;
• invent deductions;
• mark unpaid money as paid;
• divert a creator allocation to an unrelated person;
• condition normal earned payouts on surrendering unrelated ownership rights;
• sell undisclosed editorial influence through a creator split.

Creators and contributors may not intentionally:

• falsify credits or contribution claims;
• submit fraudulent payout details;
• demand a share they know they did not earn;
• alter or fabricate a split agreement;
• use withdrawal or rights claims as extortion for unrelated concessions.