[Ipg-smz] Gene Weingarten: How about I rewrite that contract for you, Mr. Lawyer? - The Washington Post

[Patrick Corrigan]

Timely. A friend had a small singing part in a video, and was paid a flat
fee with no residuals, etc. Last night he showed my a nearly identical
contract they wanted him to sign that basically granted them everything in
his life.

On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 8:42 AM Gabe Goldberg via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

> He writes:
>
> When I first became an editor, back when your ma was wiping strained
> prunes off your chin, newsroom negotiations were simple. Things tended to
> go like this:
>
> *Editor:* I’d like you to write a 900-word story about figs.
>
> *Freelance writer:* Okay.
>
> *Editor: *I will pay you $300 for this story, which you need to complete
> by next Friday.
>
> *Writer:* Those terms are acceptable. I will do a good job, consistent
> with my abilities and the time allotted.
>
> *Editor: *Don’t be a jackass during the editing, okay?
>
> *Writer: *No problem. Don’t edit it like imbeciles, okay?
>
> *Editor: *You got it.
>
> (They shake hands.)
>
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/gene-weingarten-how-about-i-rewrite-that-contract-for-you-mr-lawyer/2019/11/13/38e304f6-f4db-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html
>
> ...that was then.
>
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