Cengage Answers Lawsuit Over New Subscription Service - Publishers Weekly (PW)

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly (PW) site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about publisher Cengage.

I can't believe they did that.

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, two authors have filed a lawsuit against publisher Cengage. In the lawsuit the authors say Cengage's new Cengage Unlimited student subscription service will decrease royalties. However, Cengage claims the new service will instead increase author royalties. The subscription service will allow students to pay a fee and have unlimited access to Cengage products. The authors also say they are being denied the ability to see (audit) the sales reports for extra materials made in conjunction with their original material. A contract submitted to the court by Cengage shows the authors gave the publisher the copyright to their work and it does not include a clause giving the authors the right to see (audit) the sales reports. The two authors are asking that the lawsuit become a class action suit.

Panzer says, "Umm ... Why did they sign away their copyrights?"

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

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