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The problem with that is some ridiculous edge cases. Young book author agrees to a profit share agreement with publisher and works most of the time. Has an ac
by devsda 2y ago
The problem with that is some ridiculous edge cases.
Young book author agrees to a profit share agreement with publisher and works most of the time.
Has an accidental death at launch party, his work is in public domain now, and the publisher & author's family are in trouble ?
Or it simply makes publishers reluctant to work with old authors and be biased towards healthy young writers.
- aucisson_masque 2y agoWhat's it got to see with publisher or family ? Publisher takes risk every time they publish book, sometimes they loose money sometimes they earn a lot. This wouldn't deter them from publishing young author, maybe even the opposite because statistically they would have more chance to live long. If I'm alive and I work, I provide for my family. If I'm dead then im not providing for my family anymore. why should it be different for authors ?
- stephen_g 2y agoYes that's why it shouldn't have any bearing at all on lifetime, and why I prefer a fixed term of 20-30 years.
- criddell 2y agoI don't have particularly strong feelings on this particular issue, but I do take issue with worrying about edge cases. By definition, edge cases are infrequent and unlikely occurrences. Trying to account for every possibility is a way of making sure nothing ever changes. It's a form of perfect being the enemy of good. For this particular scenario, I would tell publishers and authors to take out a life or accidental death insurance policy.