Recent content by Magicpaintbrush

I know what you mean. I just want to do the artwork - all of this legal stuff makes my brain ache!

Oh my goodness, that must have made you feel like they owned you! That's a horrible position to be in. It is so tough working in a creative field, and so much more complicated than people think.

Thank you, I appreciate your advice. I think I will have to query a few things and hope that they are able to accommodate some changes in the contract, but if not I can't afford not to take the job on so I will have to suck it up. Particularly not happy about the idea of giving up the originals.

Thanks for your reply, it's much appreciated. I am in the UK, in Kent, but I do seem to get a lot of work from the US, I'm not sure why. I'm glad it's not just me who is puzzled by the wording of the 'kill fee' clause. So if I did sell them the copyright would they have automatic rights to the...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this contract I've been sent from a potential client. I've worked as an Illustrator for 4 years and never come across such a draconian contract before. 1 - They are insisting that they want to buy the copyright to any illustrations I do for them...