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That's almost like saying Amy Poehler has a monopoly on her written words. If HarperCollins (or any other publisher) wants to publish her words in a book, they
by idbehold 12y ago
That's almost like saying Amy Poehler has a monopoly on her written words. If HarperCollins (or any other publisher) wants to publish her words in a book, they can only pay her for that privilege. She can agree to any terms she wants, and no other person is allowed to agree to a competing offer for those words.
- thinkling 12y agoBut the point is that while publishers get to sell books through multiple retailers, Amy Poehler does not (in practice) get to license her words to multiple publishers.
- idbehold 12y agoWould you really consider one piece of work by an author to be a commodity? Not all of the author's titles mind you, just one.