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Originally Posted by pdurrant
As is apparent from the Harlequin case, it's is essential to read contracts assuming the worst.
Especially when they are not time-limited contracts (i.e. life of copyright).
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Essentially you need to *expect* the worst possible interpretation of the terms. And then expect them not to be honored anyway.
I'm reminded of the reports from the days of the pulp magazines when there were publishers that paid upon acceptance, publishers that paid upon printing, and publishers that paid upon litigation.
Given that these horror contracts are coming from both the smaller publishers as well as the BPHs, it looks like they are simply the new normal. Hail Hydra!