The Publishing Contract: Clarity is King

By William F. Zieske & Coco Soodek, Attorneys at Law

Whether a publisher asks you to create an image specifically for the publication (as for illustrating a book or article), or to publish an image of one of your pre-existing works, there are questions that can be awkward to address, but foolish to ignore. When you are faced with entering into a contract with your publisher, it is wise to remember: Clarity is King.

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(Don't) Stop the Presses

By John Paul Benitez, Attorney at Law

This just in: Artists want to own the work they produce, get a better deal from galleries, retain production control, pass money through their own companies, avoid exclusivity and might need the help of accountants and lawyers in their global dealings.

Are the redundancies produced by this recession hitting the news holes too?