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Old 10-30-2009, 03:52 AM   #8
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Default Re: Lawyerese Goes Galactic

I've heard about this too - and thought it was really bizarre. Not, the one you posted, ortho, but about CanWest Global Media changing the rules for its freelance writers. Also, I signed a contract myself in 2006 for a different batch of work (it's over now), where I signed over my moral rights for the job. That was a strange request, I thought. Anyway, I guess I have my moral rights back now. WTF

CanWest changing the rules for freelancers
June 24, 2007 – 1:11 am| Posted in Media
Remember way back when, when freelancers were up in arms over a new CanWest contract that demanded all rights "in perpetuity throughout the universe?"
After the uproar that caused, CanWest quietly backed down and started using its previous contract.
Now, apparently, they're at it again, and some people are taking notice.

The new contract, created in April, looks a lot like the one it tried in 2004. It demands all "moral rights" (i.e. the right not to have your name attached to a story edited beyond recognition)...
http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/06/24/...r-freelancers/
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