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The provision creates a variable compensation mechanism where teacher earnings depend on aggregate platform metrics rather than fixed rates, and reserves Skillshare's discretionary authority to alter payment terms, which affects the predictability and structure of teacher compensation arrangements.
Teachers' earnings are tied to their classes' performance relative to all other classes on the platform rather than receiving a set payment per class or view, and the unilateral modification right means Skillshare may adjust the royalty calculation method, percentage rates, or other payment parameters without advance notice or teacher consent.
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"Skillshare pays teachers a royalty based on the number of minutes watched of their classes as a share of the total minutes watched across all classes on Skillshare. Skillshare reserves the right to change the royalty structure at any time.— Excerpt from Skillshare's Skillshare Terms of Service
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The provision creates a variable compensation mechanism where teacher earnings depend on aggregate platform metrics rather than fixed rates, and reserves Skillshare's discretionary authority to alter payment terms, which affects the predictability and structure of teacher compensation arrangements.
Teachers' earnings are tied to their classes' performance relative to all other classes on the platform rather than receiving a set payment per class or view, and the unilateral modification right means Skillshare may adjust the royalty calculation method, percentage rates, or other payment parameters without advance notice or teacher consent.
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