Skillshare pays teachers based on how many minutes of their classes are watched relative to the whole platform, and can change this payment formula at any time without obligation to maintain existing rates.
Teachers relying on Skillshare income have no guaranteed minimum royalty rate, as Skillshare can unilaterally change the payment formula at any time, creating material financial uncertainty for those who have invested significant time creating course content on the platform.
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Compare across platforms →Teachers building a business on Skillshare have no contractual guarantee of a fixed payment rate — Skillshare can reduce the royalty rate at any time, which could significantly impact their teaching income without recourse.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages EU Platform-to-Business (P2B) Regulation (EU) 2019/1150, which requires platforms to provide at least 15 days' advance notice of changes to terms affecting business users and to explain the reasons for such changes; FTC Act Section 5 regarding whether unilateral changes to payment terms without advance notice constitute an unfair practice; and state wage and contractor laws to the extent teacher payments could be characterized as compensation for services. The European Commission and national enforcement authorities designated under P2B are relevant enforcement bodies.
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