> perhaps they had previously discovered terms in which monetization would be agreeable.
If that was the case, I doubt it would have been explicitly and legally formalized in the contract as disallowed without a payout.
If two parties decide that a clause of a contract doesn't need to be enforced, you rewrite the contract. Anything else is just stupid, as it allows the person likely to gain to say "well, I didn't really mean that...".
If you've formalized something in a legally binding contract, be prepared to follow through on it. Full stop.
If that was the case, I doubt it would have been explicitly and legally formalized in the contract as disallowed without a payout.
If two parties decide that a clause of a contract doesn't need to be enforced, you rewrite the contract. Anything else is just stupid, as it allows the person likely to gain to say "well, I didn't really mean that...".
If you've formalized something in a legally binding contract, be prepared to follow through on it. Full stop.