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Author Rights for Ebook/Courses - Royalty Payments vs. Buyout

by bigdada
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I want to work with an author/expert/content creator based on a flat fee buyout
but i´m not sure if this legal/ a contract would be legally binding.

Alot of Internet Marketers outsource their content creation or use
interview material as content but so far I have never seen
any advice on the legalities /conformity to copyright or other laws.

Working on a royalty payment basis would mean alot of adminstrative hassle
for my young business and i´d rather avoid it if possible.
#author #buyout #ebook or courses #payments #rights #royalty
  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Just hire with a work for hire contract stipulating that you are the copyright holder after payment is received for the product. It's done all the time.
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  • Profile picture of the author laurencewins
    I write for clients all the time who then take full ownership of the work. I don't even use a contract. I simply file it away and never see it again.
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    Cheers, Laurence.
    Writer/Editor/Proofreader.

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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Many writers will write under those terms. You just have to get all those details straight when hiring. I never needed the contract for that. Just need to state the project that it's work for hire.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rose Anderson
    Most ghostwriters work under those terms. Some of my clients ask me to sign a contract and others are happy with an email or a line on the invoice that says, "All rights pass to the purchaser when final payment is made."

    Rose
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  • Profile picture of the author bigdada
    thank you for all the great answers. I´m in the EU, specifically germany
    where from what i was told copyright laws are much different than the states
    (or even the EU) so i still need to investigate the exact wording for the contract.

    what about interview products where experts are interviewed.
    how can resell rights for these be contractually be agreed upon?
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    For every freelance writing assignment I ever took the terms of the deal were spelled out in email or Skype. That's your contract.
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  • Profile picture of the author bigdada
    bump:
    what about interview products where experts are interviewed.
    how can resell rights for these be contractually be agreed upon?
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    • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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      Originally Posted by bigdada View Post

      bump:
      what about interview products where experts are interviewed.
      how can resell rights for these be contractually be agreed upon?
      with a contract of course. Write a contract and if you both agree, you both sign it.
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