Yes, I do know you and I know that you're constantly worrying that you're boring people and you'll run out of interesting things to talk about.. *g*
And mostly the questions would have been about how exactly the clauses of the contract are worded and how much you'd be allowed to change before they told you to take a long walk off a short pier...
For example.. part of clause 4 read ii. print, publish and sell the Work in adapted, condensed, and abridged versions and selections from the Work in anthologies and other publications of Publisher;
iii. license publication of the Work (in complete, condensed, and abridged versions) by book clubs, including affiliates of Publisher;
What would be the most likely outcome if you were to add, say, upon written notification to Author to the beginning of all of those sub-clauses.. ? I suspect it would be ignored, much like the clause which stated that you had to submit 2 copies of that first manuscript, but would their legal department reject it even though it simply states 'notification' and doesn't require Author's approval..?
But then, you might not know, not being part of a publishing house's legal department.. ;D
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2004-09-17 10:51 pm (UTC)Yes, I do know you and I know that you're constantly worrying that you're boring people and you'll run out of interesting things to talk about.. *g*
And mostly the questions would have been about how exactly the clauses of the contract are worded and how much you'd be allowed to change before they told you to take a long walk off a short pier...
For example.. part of clause 4 read
ii. print, publish and sell the Work in adapted, condensed, and abridged versions and selections from the Work in anthologies and other publications of Publisher;
iii. license publication of the Work (in complete, condensed, and abridged versions) by book clubs, including affiliates of Publisher;
What would be the most likely outcome if you were to add, say, upon written notification to Author to the beginning of all of those sub-clauses.. ? I suspect it would be ignored, much like the clause which stated that you had to submit 2 copies of that first manuscript, but would their legal department reject it even though it simply states 'notification' and doesn't require Author's approval..?
But then, you might not know, not being part of a publishing house's legal department.. ;D