Wednesday, March 14, 2007
A Novel Approach to Distribution and the Public Domain
A Novel Approach to Distribution and the Public Domain
Mar 14, 2007 via the Springer Board Media blog
Jonathan Lethem, the popular author of "You Don't Love Me Yet," and "The Fortress of Solitude" has hit upon a novel way to sell rights to his book. He plans to give it away with no option fee, but with the stipulation that he eventually be paid 2% of the budget (once the film gets a distribution deal); and that after 5 years of exploitation, the ancillary rights enter the public domain.
Read more from this blog entry at Springer Board Media
Mar 14, 2007 via the Springer Board Media blog
Jonathan Lethem, the popular author of "You Don't Love Me Yet," and "The Fortress of Solitude" has hit upon a novel way to sell rights to his book. He plans to give it away with no option fee, but with the stipulation that he eventually be paid 2% of the budget (once the film gets a distribution deal); and that after 5 years of exploitation, the ancillary rights enter the public domain.
Read more from this blog entry at Springer Board Media
