Copyright, Contracts & Licensing for Authors and Creators
An option clause gives a publisher a head start on your next book. Here is how first look, first negotiation, and last refusal differ, and what to negotiate.
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Debut offers often arrive asking for world English rights while an agent may prefer to sell territories separately. Here is what each grant covers and what it …
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Out-of-print clauses were written around editions, not AI deals. Here is how reversion triggers work and where an AI license leaves a backlist title.
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The Copyright Office's Part 3 report on generative AI training still circulates as a pre-publication version. Here is what it says about consent, opt-outs, and …
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KDP asks one yes/no question. Copyright registration asks you to disclaim AI material and describe your own contribution — and that is the disclosure with …
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Five publishers and Scott Turow sued Meta in May 2026 over torrented books. The claim targets acquisition rather than training — the one theory that has already …
Read more →The Copyright Office's Part 3 report on generative AI training still circulates as a pre-publication version. Here is what it says about consent, opt-outs, and …
Read more →KDP asks one yes/no question. Copyright registration asks you to disclaim AI material and describe your own contribution — and that is the disclosure with …
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Amazon reversed the permanent DRM choice in December 2025 and added EPUB and PDF downloads for DRM-free titles. Here's what that changes legally, and what it …
Read more →An option clause gives a publisher a head start on your next book. Here is how first look, first negotiation, and last refusal differ, and what to negotiate.
Read more →Debut offers often arrive asking for world English rights while an agent may prefer to sell territories separately. Here is what each grant covers and what it …
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KDP requires authors to report AI-generated text, images, and translations to Amazon. Here's where the AI-generated line actually falls, and what the disclosure …
Read more →Out-of-print clauses were written around editions, not AI deals. Here is how reversion triggers work and where an AI license leaves a backlist title.
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Whether your publisher can license your book for AI training turns on your grant clause, not on industry practice. Here's what the HarperCollins deal …
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Licensing a book is not the same as selling it. Here's how licensing agreements actually work for authors, what rights typically get carved out, and what to …
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