AI Becomes a Hot-Button Issue in Contracts and Agreements
A look at proposed remedies to rights issues in generative AI.
contracts
New York state passes Freelance Isn’t Free Act
The law grants protection to freelancers of all kinds who work in New York or work with entities based in New York.
The Authors Guild makes model contracts available for free
The Authors Guild has long offered members access to a model book contract and a literary translation model contract.
Managing Deals and Licensing as an Author: Three Tips from an Expert
Knowing term options and building publisher relationships can help authors negotiate favorable deals, keep information flowing, and recover from inevitable mishaps
When Small Publishers Stop Paying Writers
ChiZine offers a case study in how to address—and prevent—problems with your publisher.
Royalty Reminder Helps Authors Manage and Profit from Their Intellectual Property
A recently developed tool helps both traditional and self-published authors track contracts and rights.
Revisiting Morality Clauses from the US Perspective
The #metoo era has led to a renewed focus on morality clauses in publishing contracts; agents worry they offer publishers too much power to cancel a book for arbitrary reasons.
The Appearance of Morality Clauses in Book Contracts
In an age when public figures fly off the handle in public—can Roseanne Barr’s book be far behind?—the UK is debating morality clauses in author contracts.
An Update on Rights Reversions and Contracts
As the Authors Guild rolled out its Fair Contract Initiative in 2015 and 2016, one of its top targets was rights reversion.
Amazon in Europe: Most-Favored-Nation Clauses Are No More
European Commission (EC) elicited “voluntary commitments” from Amazon to make two major changes to its contracts with publishers in Europe.