The "Flinx of the Commonwealth" series are probably his best books. Not that his numerous movie adaptations are bad, but when he's working on his own stuff it's better. Good, rollicking space opera. Not heady, hard sci fi stuff but he's got well drawn characters, jaw dropping settings, with a good sense of action and adventurous pacing.
Don't see how you can purchase a copyright but not the obligations that go along with it, unless it was in the original contract.
Don't see how you can purchase a copyright but not the obligations that go along with it, unless it was in the original contract.
It sounds like smoke and mirrors, a get-out-of-jail-free card for Disney- "We own your stuff now but we don't have to pay you for using or selling it."
How can you buy the rights to a copyrighted work without having to pay legitimate downstream royalties?
I more associate him with the Humanx Commonwealth (Score:2)
The "Flinx of the Commonwealth" series are probably his best books. Not that his numerous movie adaptations are bad, but when he's working on his own stuff it's better. Good, rollicking space opera. Not heady, hard sci fi stuff but he's got well drawn characters, jaw dropping settings, with a good sense of action and adventurous pacing.
Don't see how you can purchase a copyright but not the obligations that go along with it, unless it was in the original contract.
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Don't see how you can purchase a copyright but not the obligations that go along with it, unless it was in the original contract.
It sounds like smoke and mirrors, a get-out-of-jail-free card for Disney- "We own your stuff now but we don't have to pay you for using or selling it."
How can you buy the rights to a copyrighted work without having to pay legitimate downstream royalties?
Re:I more associate him with the Humanx Commonweal (Score:3)
I believe the answer is "We have more lawyers than you, nyah!"