what about foreign rights or tv rights on published books?

Question

Awaiting a contract from a major publisher for my book, they said it should take 1-2 weeks to get written up. I have been doing heaps of research. There is talk that this could make a great tv series. But what happens if it is published in eg Russian, Chinese etc, do I get royalties from that market as well, or is at one off payment upfront (not a lot I hear) and no matter how well it does, I don't get anymore. Is this also the same for TV rights.

Answer 1

Bryn, I echo Cath's reply. Your agent or attorney should have hammered this stuff into the contract with the publisher. If s/he did not, those rights belong to you until you sell them, unless your contract with the publisher says otherwise.



If you do not have an agent or attorney specializing in publishing working on your behalf, don't sign the contract until you have such a person go over it carefully. Make sure they understand your concern for foreign and subsidiary rights.



As already said, if you have a commercial publisher about to contract your book, you will have no problem getting an agent after making the sale yourself. The agent may work for hire, just managing this one contract, or may become your agent, taking whatever percentage you agree on and managing the sale of other rights.



But seriously, don't sign the contract without professional advice. A regular attorney won't know what's typical; you need one who does.

Answer 2

I cant suppose that whole censorship is well, nor are we able to pass approximately with definitely no censorship. Look on the FCC and Network TV. There are special levels of violence and special phrases that aren't authorized to be uttered. We do have a few censored books from our public libraries. School libraries have a few censored booklet as good. You won't uncover a booklet encouraging Christianity in any variety in a tuition library; why have books encouraging a different notion or lack thereof that includes sin and God. The bible is full of parables as this film is being recounted as having, why no longer comprise the bible as good? Now I desire to shed light on, Im no longer colossal into censorship; however I am enthusiastic about any corporations proper to protest what they feel to be fallacious be it Christian rights, homosexual rights, secular natured rights, pagan rights, and so on. What the librarian did was once underhanded and fallacious; nevertheless its well to appear at this exact predicament from all angles. His booklet/film does manage sin, God and souls. Is that right for youngsters in a tuition library? Where is the road and whilst is it viewed being crossed? Just a concept. EDIT: And for the Hitler factor, being subsidized and funded via a church that has within the a ways beyond been an institution of terror for cash and greed doesnt make one a Christian nor a Catholic. Compare to different terrorist regimes, they truthfully feel they're doing the need of God; no longer for cash, however for the legalism inside their faith.

Answer 3

That will depend on your contract.



Why aren't you asking your agent or IP lawyer this question? If you don't have one, get one urgently. You should have zero problem finding one since a major publisher has offered you a contract.



Also, why so coy about the publisher? People normally shout their triumph to the skies in this sort of case. If you haven't looked them up on Preditors and Editors then go do so NOW. I'm sorry to sound like a wet blanket, but the last time I saw a question like this it turned out the "major publisher" was PublishAmerica :(