I think this is a very important quote from the author: > And I finally got round to reading the original contract, the one I didn’t sign. > And… Jesus Christ

I think this is a very important quote from the author: > And I finally got round to reading the original contract, the one I didn’t sign. > And… Jesus Christ. It was worse than I’d even imagined. It was horrible. > The contract was for a comprehensive buyout, signing away all my rights forever, which was exactly the thing I’d told Carl that I never did with my work. So the fact that he kept the money does say that he agreed to write the piece for that amount of money, but it doesn't say anything about under which terms, and the terms is where they disagree. The money transfer says nothing about what rights do Mojang have over the piece and what rights the writer have over the piece.