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I recall the absolute dread and horror after my contract - at a global logisitcs firm - moved from Basel to Paris and finally Prague. The legal department in P
by CaptainZapp 13y ago
I recall the absolute dread and horror after my contract - at a global logisitcs firm - moved from Basel to Paris and finally Prague.
The legal department in Prague sent me a new contract and it wasn't the two page paper that I got accustomed to from the previous contracts.
It was 50 pages of undiluted legal gibberish all inconveniently packed into a Word document.
After feeling miserable for 3 days I actually went through this thing and while I didn't like it wasn't quite the expected horror.
Of essence where 3 pages, really. Setting the terms and the pay. The rest was mostly CYA legalese and copyright questions.
But the most interesting thing was that lil' ol' me, a one man show, was actually able to negociate a few points, which where unacceptable to me and actually get them ammended.
This episode always comes to mind, when I'm reminded of the less fun freelancing aspects.
- ChristinaM 13y agoI've had a lot of luck negotiating freelance contracts. So far having a lawyer review it and explain until I understand it usually costs <$300. That gives me ammunition to negotiate until I get the terms I can't stomach changed (or turn down the contract so I can sleep at night). I once got pretty much free reign to rewrite a section of a contract on IP ownership that needed to be signed ASAP.