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FREELANCE RIGHTS: September 2005

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Friday, September 30, 2005. Gone Fishin’ (In Jiangxi Province, China). As the objectors begin preparing our pleadings to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, don’t forget also to send in (with a postmark no later than today) your denial-of-future-rights forms. We have downloadable samples at http:/ muchnick.net/DenialForms.doc. My wife and three kids wil...

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: November 2005

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Sunday, November 20, 2005. Six And a Half Theories On Why the Author Associations Failed Freelancers. 1 The Authors Guild, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the National Writers Union undoubtedly meant well at the start of all this. Unfortunately, there was a large competence gap between intention and execution. Finally, bear in mind t...

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: October 2005

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Friday, October 21, 2005. The article is viewable at http:/ www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb051010-1.shtml. Ebbinghouse writes in part:. Posted by Irv Muchnick at 3:07 PM. View my complete profile. Irv's book CHRIS and NANCY. Irv's book WRESTLING BABYLON. Attorney Chalmers With Important New Post on Payme. C Class Attorney Chalmers With Info on Notices Fro.

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: May 2005

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Meanwhile Back at the Publisher Ranch. Http:/ www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb050531-2.shtml. Posted by Irv Muchnick at 8:58 AM. The settlement fund is appallingly low - $10-to-$18-million. Would set a terrible precedent. Posted by Irv Muchnick at 8:33 AM. Wednesday, May 25, 2005. Girard Gibbs and De Bartolomeo. 4 AJ and her firm mu...

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: July 2005

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Sunday, July 31, 2005. Objecting and Opting Out. A mini-correction to our report on Thursday’s hearing in New York. The independent objector who spoke was not an objector but someone who chose to opt out of the settlement. His name, I believe, is Francis Hammett. (That may not be the right spelling.). Why, it’s secret . of course! Friday, July 29, 2005.

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: March 2006

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Monday, March 13, 2006. Appeal Brief Deadline Is April 4 - Stay Tuned. Posted by Irv Muchnick at 9:08 AM. View my complete profile. Irv's book CHRIS and NANCY. Irv's book WRESTLING BABYLON. Attorney Chalmers With Important New Post on Payme. C Class Attorney Chalmers With Info on Notices Fro. What I Told Publishers Weekly in 2010 About the Le.

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: April 2006

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Wednesday, April 05, 2006. Any Freelancer Who Is Not Outraged Is Not Paying Attention. The named plaintiffs were never doing the unregistered freelancers a favor. It was the other way around. The record of the "negotiations" makes it clear that it was really the "associational plaintiff" organizations - the Authors Guild, the American Society of Journali...

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: January 2006

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Monday, January 23, 2006. Take a Bow, Kathy. Good stuff keeps happening to us objectors. (Not that we're implying cosmic karma or anything.). Objector Kathy Glicken (a.k.a. Kathy Vyn) just won an Illinois Arts Council Finalist grant for her novel-in-progress. Congratulations! Posted by Irv Muchnick at 5:13 PM. Saturday, January 21, 2006. Site now will pr...

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: May 2006

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Wednesday, May 10, 2006. Slate: 'The New York Times' Dreadful Public Editor'. S Pressbox columnist, has a new piece about. The New York Times'. Byron Calame, headlined "The Public Editor as Duffer." Go to http:/ www.slate.com/id/2141404/. Posted by Irv Muchnick at 1:47 PM. Monday, May 08, 2006. Regarding Lawrence Lessig, Tasini Campaign Contributor.

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FREELANCE RIGHTS: December 2005

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Discussion of the settlement in the landmark lawsuit over unauthorized reuse of freelance authors' previously published newspaper and magazine articles. Wednesday, December 21, 2005. Be Sure to Help Us in Our Mission of Screwing Authors by Completing Your Authors Coalition Survey. Just when I think it’s become a tired trope to bemoan the breathtaking - and ultimately self-serving - incompetence of the authors’ organizations, they drop another unsolicited straight line into my inbox. Your early response i...