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That gets back to the other part of ja27's argument "...they never imagined that they'd want to republish articles electronically...". I'd be willing to bet th
by camiller 16y ago
That gets back to the other part of ja27's argument "...they never imagined that they'd want to republish articles electronically...".
I'd be willing to bet that almost no print media is currently securing the rights to directly load content into the brain. They may regret that 50 years from now.
- ja27 16y agoI wonder how someone like National Geographic does it, since they seem to have no problem publishing electronic versions. Maybe they've just automatically secured all rights? Or only used staff writers/photographers so they only publish things produced as "work for hire"?
- ghaff 16y agoIt's been a legal issue: Greenberg v. National Geographic Society http://www.publaw.com/erights3.html http://www.publaw.com/erights3.html
- alexqgb 16y agoActually, most rights clearance agreements have boilerplate language about the agreement covering "all mediums and distribution forms, existing or yet to be developed, throughout the universe, in perpetuity." Basically, 'anything, everywhere, forever'. The language was probably developed by the insurance companies that handle claims for E&O (Errors & Omissions), and who know exactly how common these problems are. Chances are, that's where the $2k came from too; not Hasbro, but Hasbro's underwriter.