The contract clearly states that I retain copyright and the right to publish the story again elsewhere.
After what period of time?
I'm sorry for beating a dead horse, but the original terms I saw stated that the publisher owned the rights in perpetuity fir $100 for publishing on his website.
Some people don't seem to get it that that essentially means no other publisher can (or would) touch it ever. It's locked up. It can't be published anywhere else, ever. Not without giving SSA the right to sue for copyright infringement against anyone who ever did anytime anywhere.
That's a deal breaker in any publishing contract. Most of them state up front how long they own the rights. This one apparently does not. The term "nonexclusive" is not good enough to settle a rights argument in court because it is somewhat vague when blended with the language if the rest of the contract that we have seen.
Please, please, would the publisher please verify the language of the contract in writing and in public here or have a spokesman or attorney do it for him? I think that's a reasonable request.
After what period of time?
I'm sorry for beating a dead horse, but the original terms I saw stated that the publisher owned the rights in perpetuity fir $100 for publishing on his website.
Some people don't seem to get it that that essentially means no other publisher can (or would) touch it ever. It's locked up. It can't be published anywhere else, ever. Not without giving SSA the right to sue for copyright infringement against anyone who ever did anytime anywhere.
That's a deal breaker in any publishing contract. Most of them state up front how long they own the rights. This one apparently does not. The term "nonexclusive" is not good enough to settle a rights argument in court because it is somewhat vague when blended with the language if the rest of the contract that we have seen.
Please, please, would the publisher please verify the language of the contract in writing and in public here or have a spokesman or attorney do it for him? I think that's a reasonable request.