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The Power of One: Some Issues in the Application of Complex Copyright Transfer Termination Rights

Posted: Monday, July 2, 2012 | Posted by Lizbeth Hasse, Esq. | Labels: , , 0 comments

Authors – even the more successful composers, painters, writers, and other creatives – are familiar with the early career financial struggles that come with devoting oneself to creative work before that “big break.”  

An author’s initial negotiations with publishers, producers and distributers often have a “David & Goliath” character, with the author concerned not to overplay his or her hand, or just truly lacking bargaining power. 

I wrote more about this here on my company blog.