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Subject: Re: [AE] OT Contracts
From: Carey Dissmore <carey@imugonline.com>
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:16:25 -0600
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My big issue is protecting rights for demo reel, and any restrictions on =
who else you can work for. Watch out for both. Sheesh, it=92s like they =
don=92t =93get=94 that you have a right to work, much less need to, and =
unless they=92re negotiating a long-term buy-out, they need to respect =
the freelance marketplace, which turns on being able to market oneself.
carey

On Nov 13, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

> I don't.  Most of them are in straightforward language.
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> I do suggest you strike through clauses you don't like before =
returning them.  Or, ask if strike-throughs are accepted.  Some =
companies want you to indemnify them if you get hurt on their premises =
or locations they pay you to work.  I don't think that's ethical.  But, =
the name of the game is to protect them from any liabilities, and they =
tend to be very one sided in their favor.  The three times I was asked =
to sign contracts, my clients accepted strike-throughs on two of them. I =
walked away from the third one.
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> On Nov 13, 2013, at 2:28 PM, Rachel Max <rachelmax@mac.com> wrote:
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>> Hello Freelancers - do you ever have a lawyer look over contracts =
sent by clients?
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>> Thanks,
>> Rachel
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