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A Publishing Deal, Uncovered

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Rich Johnston

It’s unusual for comic book creators to talk about their pay situations. It’s not the done thing. And then it sometimes it gets too much and it explodes everywhere, injuring various passer bys. Look forward to a piece on just …

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Contracts Assigning Copyright From 1978 Could Be Null And Void In 2013

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Well now, here’s a thing. Section 203 of the 1978 US Copyright Act allows authors to cut away any contract after 35 years. Which is in 2013. Funny how that suddenly caught up with us? That doesn’t affect contracts signed …

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Looking At A Contract From Bluewater Productions

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Rich Johnston

I’ve been running a number of articles recently on comic creators who have been unpaid on certain comic projects – and in some cases actually getting them paid. But I had one complaint recently from a creator who had not …

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The Ethics Of Before Watchmen

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Rich Johnston

This article was published at Bleeding Cool at the beginning of December last year, under the title The Ethics Of Watchmen 2. Due to popular request, it is being reprinted on the front page today. Whoever is involved, whenever it …

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