recently, 11 The famous author filed a lawsuit in U. S. District Court in Florida against the publishing company Authors' Place Press Initiate a lawsuit, It said the company had not paid it thousands of dollars in royalties. Writers Guild of America (Authors Guild) The proceedings were coordinated.

Author and lead plaintiff in the case, Karin．Schoenbart (Karyn Schoenbart) representation: "The Writers Guild and our lawyer Barry．Kamal (Barry Kamar) Trying to reach a fair settlement out of court, But it didn't work out. We can only represent 11 Famous writers sued. "

Schoenbart scale: "At present, Writers face so many challenges, In particular, the terms of the contract are extremely one-sided, Low royalty, Little support from publishers. Cheating us out of the money we deserve should not be another challenge. "

After the publishing company failed to pay her sales fees, Schoenberg worked with the Authors Guild, Organize other authors to Authors' Place Press Seek compensation. Even after Schoenberg provided concrete evidence, The publishing company also denied that it was owed money.

The indictment details how many times the author asked Authors' Place Press Pay unpaid royalties. When these requests are denied, The author demanded the reinstatement of his book. Authors' Place Press And its owner Tony．Ferraro (Tony Ferraro) Be named as a defendant. Plaintiff claims defendant "Different strategies have been used to discourage authors" .

"sometimes, They just ignored the author's request. sometimes, They will refuse these requests. There are other times, They threatened to destroy their work or stop promoting their work. They do not allow professional book auditors to review financial reports as required by the contract. When an author asks for the reinstatement of his book, Ferraro and Authors' Place Press Constant demand for payment——Even if they default on royalties to authors. "

Among other things, The lawsuit asks the court to explicitly return book rights to authors, Parallel calculation Authors' Place Press The amount of royalties owed to them.

Mary, chief executive of the Society of Authors．Rasenberg (Mary Rasenberger) representation: "This lawsuit should send a message to all publishers who think they can get away with underpaying or not paying authors, or otherwise exploiting them. We will vigorously pursue authors' rights under the law. " (Compiled from authorsguild. org)

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