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Thank you everyone for your advice! :)

Hello Quincy! I have been wondering if the possible perceived breach would have begun the week after I received the email with new instructions, or when the president emailed me two months later. It was never officially called a breach by the publisher, so I don't have a definite day to begin...

What is the name of your state? NC This is a continuation of my last posts. If you need the whole story here to answer the main question, let me know and I'll repost the last posts on this thread. I'm trying to keep it simple and save space! In July 2012, I may have breached a contract with...

Hello Quincy. Thank you for your advice! I am going to call the publisher, if there is no risk of the president lashing out at me concerning the never-officially-terminated contract. I know there is little hope, but perhaps something good might come of it. At least I will know once and for...

What is the name of your state? NC Hello, this is my problem: I was hired to illustrate a children's book for a publishing company in NY. Four months into the project, I was told to start over with a new style that was completely different than the style I had been using to begin with...

Yes, I knew it was a bad deal when I signed it. I was desperate. I am currently composing a letter to the publisher requesting a portion of the royalties. Thank you Quincy for your advice.

Also, "The publisher shall have all rights of every nature...including the rights to register the copyright..." Is this what i am looking for?

“...copyright and all rights of reproduction in such artwork in all forms and media shall at all times be the exclusive property of Publisher.” This is under the first paragraph of the contract, "GRANT OF RIGHTS". Is this the same thing as "transfer of copyrights"?

Yes, I did sign a contract. This was prior to the creation of the work. Yes, I believe the contract said that the publisher would own the work. I will go look at the contract now.

North Carolina Hello Quincy.

I illustrated a children's book that has been very popular in the past ten years since its publication. When I signed the contract I agreed to a flat fee of 3500 and nothing more. This book has since been made into paperback, hardback, and boardbook, in nine languages. I think the author is...