Sentences with phrase «life of the copyright»

You sign a contract saying life of copyright, that is what it is going to be, unless you are prepared to pay at least a commercial value and probably more.

Reason # 5... Life of copyright terms of contracts.

The Author Earnings petition, in fact, Howey says, is directed toward publishers, he says, «publishers who pay 25 % of net on e-book sales and want rights for life of copyright with laughable reversion clauses.»

No bestseller (unless they have a lawyer dumber than a post) signs life of copyright contracts.

And never give or sell life of copyright.

-- Life of copyright end date.

What I think you're saying is you've seen deals where the publisher is only acquiring rights to a work for a fixed term of years, rather than for life of the copyright (which is what most big publishers seek).

Registration of works may be done at any time within the life of the copyright.

Also, I heard that the Life of Copyright is being challenged in the courts based on the fact that this type of contract violates the «in perpetuity» restrictions.

«Life of Copyright» is always a non-negotiable contract term in the United States if you are a normal - level writer.

The «life of copyright» clause has no effect on the rights of authors to request reversion of their publishing rights, so long as they remember to include appropriate terms elsewhere in the contract.

You sold it for «life of copyright» terms, meaning the traditional publisher owns everything you gave them, and in most contracts I have seen, that's everything.

Life of copyright is something new.

Then add 70 years and the life of the copyright for the novel I just finished will be 100 years.

While many traditional - publishing contracts these days contain «life of copyright» clauses, those don't transfer ownership of the copyright — the publisher does not own one's work.

And working off guesswork as a professional leads to behaviors that make those of us with a business background shake our heads, behaviors like giving an agent 15 % of a copyright for the life of the copyright just because the agent made a few phone calls or like selling a book to a small press in the hope of that book becoming a bestseller when that press has never had a bestseller and wouldn't know what to do with one if one came along.

You sign a modern traditional contract as a beginning writer or low - level midlist writer, you must trust the publisher, a large corporation, to watch out for your interests for the life of your copyright.

But most traditional contracts in the States define the termination date as the life of the copyright.

At least for the life of the copyright.

They must be willing to say «No» to offers that try to take their work for the life of a copyright with no hope of ever getting it back.

I have seen online contracts with self - publishing service companies in which the writer grants the company an exclusive license in every format for the life of the copyright.

On a standard traditional publishing contract these days (in the States), you are signing over the rights in the contract for «the life of the copyright.»

But it is not so silly when you suddenly realize you have, forever, meaning for the life of the copyright, given another person a partial ownership in your property.

With traditional publishing, you can kiss your rights goodbye, since the standard agency contract demands the life of the copyright (i.e., the rest of your natural life + 70 years).

Too many include clauses that require you to publish only with them — whether it is via a right of first refusal or a tie up of your name — or clauses that give the publisher copyright to your work for the life of the copyright.

You sign a modern traditional contract, you must trust the publisher, a large corporation, to watch out for your interests for the life of your copyright.

This reminds me of another contract that is problematic: so - called «perpetual representation clause» in an author - agent contract, whereby the agent designates himself «the sole and exclusive agent with respect to the work for the life of the copyright.»

And traditional, the author has lost all rights to the book for the life of the copyright, while in indie the author keeps all copyright and the author and heirs can continue to make money on the book for a very, very long time.

If you got a $ 5,000 advance from a traditional publisher with an agent, you would lose your book rights for the life of the copyright and make $ 4,250 spread over three years.

If you can stomach giving away all control and losing your book for the life of its copyright, go right ahead.

Don't want to give all rights, worldwide, for the life of copyright?

Most publishing contracts ostensibly last «for the life of copyright,» but that's only if the contract remains in force, and isn't terminated before the copyright term expires.

For me as an author, this would mean that they stop using contracts with incredibly onerous terms, such as owning the rights for the life of the copyright with no hope of reversion, no - compete clauses, option clauses, and most especially the infamous 25 % royalty rate.

Once you sign a contract for your book, it essentially belongs to the publisher, and it may belong to the publisher for the life of copyright which is the life of the author plus 70 years after you die.

Because, in most cases, the writers will lose the right to exploit that property themselves for the life of the copyright.

Also, though it's not mentioned, I'd be very surprised if these weren't «life of the copyright» agreements.