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- Title
$18 Million Settlement to Freelance Writers Filed for Court Approval.
- Abstract
The article focuses on freelance indexers and the field of indexing. Freelance indexers are advised to stay abreast of copyright issues and protect their intellectual property rights. The American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Authors Guild, and the National Writers Union announced the filing of a motion for court approval of an $18 million settlement in a class action suit they and 21 freelance writers filed on behalf of thousands of freelance writers whose stories appeared in online databases without their consent. They expect preliminary court approval of the settlement. This is a substantial settlement, and if approved it will vindicate freelance writers who deserve compensation and control for their work in the electronic marketplace. Under the terms of the settlement, publishers including the New York Times, Time Inc., and the Wall Street Journal and database companies including Dow Jones Interactive, Knight-Ridder, Lexis-Nexis, Proquest, and West Group agreed to pay writers up to $1,500 for stories in which the writers had registered the copyright in accordance with timetables established in federal copyright law.
- Subjects
FREELANCERS; FREELANCE journalism; INDEXING; COPYRIGHT; ONLINE databases; INTELLECTUAL property
- Publication
Key Words, 2005, Vol 13, Issue 2, p44
- ISSN
1064-1211
- Publication type
Article