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At the Request of Their Union, Screenwriters are Firing Their Agents

14 April, 201914 April, 2019Contract6 Comments

An ongoing contract dispute is sending shockwaves through Hollywood, and it’s going to have an interesting effect on what stories get told on your favorite show....

Mayor of Baltimore Resigns in Aftermath of Books for Contracts Scandal

4 April, 20195 April, 2019Contract, Corruption, LegislationOne Comment

Authors are always looking for new ways to boost their sales. Here’s one that is best left on the shelf. The Baltimore Sun reports that Baltimore...

The Authors Guild: Diamonds Are Forever, But Publishing Contracts Should Not Be

28 July, 20159 June, 2018Contract, The Authors Guild6 Comments

The Authors Guild continued its smokescreen operation today with a new post on termination clauses in author contracts. For the past couple months The Authors Guild has been...

The Authors Guild Takes Aim at Boilerplate Author Contracts

18 June, 20159 June, 2018Contract, The Authors Guild3 Comments

The Authors Guild has followed through on their promise to critique the boilerplate clauses in author-publisher contracts. Yesterday TAG published the first in what they say...

Five for Five – Amazon Inks Deal With Random Penguin

17 June, 20153 September, 2015Amazon, Contract, Publishing8 Comments

Reports of Amazon’s negotiations with Penguin Random House were not greatly exaggerated: Amazon has signed new long-term sales agreements with Penguin Random House in both the...

The Authors Guild to Take on Boilerplate Publishing Contracts With Fair Contract Initiative

28 May, 20159 June, 2018Contract, The Authors Guild7 Comments

The Authors Guild frequently gets called a puppet of the major publishers, and now they have a chance to prove just how wrong that label is. They’ve just...