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A client's lawyer pointed out my contract's 'work for hire' clause was basically worthless without a schedule A
They said, 'If the specific work isn't listed, you haven't transferred the copyright,' so I now attach a one-page exhibit detailing every deliverable before anyone signs.
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the_jenny6mo ago
My old contract had the same weak clause. I started using a simple bullet point list in an addendum, and it's saved me twice already.
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the_susan6mo ago
Wow, that's such a good catch. It's like finding out the lock on your front door doesn't actually turn unless you jiggle the key a certain way. I see this everywhere now, where the fine print has these giant loopholes that make the big promise meaningless. Your fix is smart, making the vague thing very, very specific.
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mila_jones395mo ago
Seventy-two pages of bullet points here, and I still manage to leave one thing off every time.
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