publishing-rights

May 30 2008

Yaoi/Manga Publishing Issues: Iris Print and Tokyo Pop

I received two publisher alerts and want to share them with the community. One relates to a Yaoi publisher closing shop and the second is Tokyo Pop’s Manga Pilot draconian contract. Iris Print: Iris Print is a Yaoi publisher who apparently closed up shop and failed to tell its authors. Giapet.Net first reported this on [...]

By Jane • Manga • 20 • Tags: , , , , ,

May 17 2007

Simon & Schuster Wants You . . . Forever

Just as a prefatory matter, I want to explain a bit about copyright law and how that works in relation to authors. Authors create a unique work to which they own a copyright. That copyright gives them the right to copy and distribute that work. Authors sell that right of copying and distribution to publishers. [...]

By Jane • Book Reviews • 15 • Tags: ,