Feb 25 2009
Electronic Rights – A Useful Reference Guide
I have found the following sites to be useful for both the permissions editor and for the author/creator of copyrightable work. These sites provide valuable insights into different aspects of electronic (digital) rights.
Rights: What They Mean and Why They’re Important
Marg Gilks reviews different kinds of rights, from FNASR (First North American Serial Rights) through electronic rights and exclusive vs. nonexclusive rights.
http://www.writing-world.com/rights/rights.shtml
The Authors Guild
This Authors Guild post explains how the Grant of Rights clause in your publishing contract affects electronic rights.
http://www.authorsguild.org/services/legal_services/electronic_rights.html
FindLaw Library
This post explores how a publishing agreement connects permissions and out-of-print clauses to electronic rights.
http://library.findlaw.com/2000/Jul/1/127478.html
NWU (National Writers Union)
This is the recommended electronic rights policy of the NWU’s Journalism Division.
http://www.nwu.org/nwu/index.php?cmd=showPrinter&page_id=1.5.2.6.2
Barbara Brabec’s World presents the ‘all rights/electronic rights’ issue from a personal point of view.
http://www.barbarabrabec.com/writing_publishing/electronic_rights.htm
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