By Ivan Hoffman, B.A., J.D.
Here is the situation: you are a rights owner (“Owner”) and are entering into an agreement (“The Agreement”) for the exploitation of some or all of the rights you own by another party (“Licensee”) in another territory. What are some of the issues that are presented by this type of transaction?
I will limit this article to a discussion about such a transaction where “you” are a publisher of books (in any format). However, these issues also apply in the instances where you have rights to other materials. READ MORE –>>