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Q&A Do I need to get people to sign a waiver to include their content in my book?

I agree with El Cadejo, it is always wise to have a contract in place. This covers you legally (and to some degree ethically) if: You have a falling out with one of your subjects who wants to pu...

posted 6y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-20T00:40:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:52:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/42198
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T10:52:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
I agree with El Cadejo, it is always wise to have a contract in place. This covers you legally (and to some degree ethically) if:

- You have a falling out with one of your subjects who wants to pull their work.
- A subject doesn't like your interpretation of her/his words and claims you never had permission to use them.
- A publisher requires this in the future\* but then you can't reach one of your subjects.
- Your book makes lots of money and a subject thinks some should go to her/him.
- A subject dies and her/his next of kin is not into the project or is so overwhelmed that s/he won't respond to your requests.

\* Note: You may be self-publishing now but maybe the book will be reprinted or, even more likely, you may wish to submit some articles based on the larger book.

Always always cover your tuchis.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-13T15:34:01Z (almost 6 years ago)
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