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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
I dislike when any company (particularly companies without moral components) attempt to restrict their employees' actions outside of the workplace.
Hachette has every right to suggest to its authors that selling to competitors that choose not to use DRM might make it harder to sell their own Hachette books with DRM. I don't believe it's right, on the other hand, to require that in their contracts.
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Check out the most recent Business Rusch post at Kriswrites.com. If the reports of the exact language used in the Hatchette contract proposal is correct, this could limit EVERY PIECE OF WRITING the author did that - including blog posts. Wanna try to make Mobileread use DRM?
Kris has added this type of language to her list of absolute deal-breakers. If present in a contract and unable to be negotiated away, don't sign contract.