I was reading an article on line about writers who are able to write short (400-600) word articles for eHow and they get rewarded based on the revenue generated by the article online or by the page views. I did not get in any detail into the exact remuneration process. I was amazed at the contract that these writers sign. Here are some excerpts from the contract which may be found here.
You retain ownership of your copyrights and other intellectual property and proprietary rights in any Content you post to the Site, subject to the non-exclusive rights that you grant to us as described in these Terms.
So, you retain ownership but we are going to do what we please with your copyright. Fair enough, you are paying for it so…hang on, are you paying for it?
Your decision to participate in the Writer Compensation Program described in Section 6 hereof and receipt or failure to receive any money thereunder, which is offered to you at eHow's sole discretion, will not affect your license granted to eHow under this Section.
So, you may not receive any money at our discretion but we are going to do with your work as we please.
You also hereby waive any moral rights you may have in such Content under the laws of any jurisdiction.
Wow, ok.
You agree that we may (but are not obligated to) display your Content, and your username or your actual name (according to the preferences you select at the time that you register) along with your Content.
So, if you like my article, you are going to be able to publish it under some others name and I (who you say can retain ownership of your copyrights and other intellectual property and proprietary rights) can not object to this.
After reading the following item in the supplemental terms of use I gave up on them.
We sincerely hope you will take this opportunity to write articles that are valuable to our users and, in the process, earn money! It's in our best interest to keep you coming back to write more articles to earn more money. HOWEVER, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE WCP, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT EHOW WILL DETERMINE, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, HOW MUCH MONEY (IF ANY) YOU EARN FOR THE ARTICLES THAT YOU POST.
Anyone wishing to work with them, I wish you luck.
You retain ownership of your copyrights and other intellectual property and proprietary rights in any Content you post to the Site, subject to the non-exclusive rights that you grant to us as described in these Terms.
So, you retain ownership but we are going to do what we please with your copyright. Fair enough, you are paying for it so…hang on, are you paying for it?
Your decision to participate in the Writer Compensation Program described in Section 6 hereof and receipt or failure to receive any money thereunder, which is offered to you at eHow's sole discretion, will not affect your license granted to eHow under this Section.
So, you may not receive any money at our discretion but we are going to do with your work as we please.
You also hereby waive any moral rights you may have in such Content under the laws of any jurisdiction.
Wow, ok.
You agree that we may (but are not obligated to) display your Content, and your username or your actual name (according to the preferences you select at the time that you register) along with your Content.
So, if you like my article, you are going to be able to publish it under some others name and I (who you say can retain ownership of your copyrights and other intellectual property and proprietary rights) can not object to this.
After reading the following item in the supplemental terms of use I gave up on them.
We sincerely hope you will take this opportunity to write articles that are valuable to our users and, in the process, earn money! It's in our best interest to keep you coming back to write more articles to earn more money. HOWEVER, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE WCP, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT EHOW WILL DETERMINE, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, HOW MUCH MONEY (IF ANY) YOU EARN FOR THE ARTICLES THAT YOU POST.
Anyone wishing to work with them, I wish you luck.
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment