[SC.LUG] Payment for reprints

[Richard Smedley]

On Sun, 2003-06-01 at 13:24, Neil Lucock wrote:

> I noticed that Future Publishing have a Linux guide in the newsagents. They've 
> reprinted the Open Office.org material I wrote for LXF (and lots of other 
> articles that have appeared in LXF).
> I thought that when you write an article you are selling the "First British 
> Serial Rights" to the publisher. My undestanding was that if it appears in 
> print again, they should pay you again (although not as much for the First 
> time it was printed).

Hello Neil,

Read before you sign ;-/

> Have I got it wrong? Can anyone tell me exactly what the rules are concerning 
> reprints of material by the same publisher, please?

There are many different contracts used by Future,
I'll try and find mine to check - but I believe you 
signed for more than ``First British Serial Rights''
However that is not to say you are not due some
money if the article was reprinted after more
than six months - I just don't think so :-/

 - Richard

[/me ruches off to check my contract]

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