Hey y'all. I suppose in some circles this is a success story, but right now it's more of a mystery than anything else. Get comfy - this may take a while to explain.
Several years ago, I wrote what was basically a three page play as a favor for a friend. To my surprise, her theater company selected my scene for inclusion in a larger work, and now suddenly, the producer of this compilation has found a publisher: JAC Publishing & Promotions.
To be honest, this isn't that big of a deal to me. Yet it is certainly & rightfully a big deal to the producer of the piece, a man I don't know at all, but who cares greatly about his project. Therefore, I don't want to stand in the way at all... However, the disclaimer/agreement/release I've been asked to sign puzzles me, as does the Publisher's Agreement with the author. I'm gonna try to attach both the disclaimer I was first approached with - which I thought was a simple release form. And then another agreement, which the producer of the project is supposed to sign.
Basically, the legalese of it all completely lost me & I have no one I can approach who might be able to translate.
Mostly I want to know what the worst thing that can happen is... Like, say, will I ever be financially obligated for any of this? Will the devil own rights to my soul? Things like that. Kaedin actually saw something ambiguous in Paragraph 10.a.3 of the agreement that sorta scares me -- might I be on the hook for owing money?
Dave K - are you out there? Can I bribe you with numerous karma points to help me? I looked on your site but didn't find the outfit in question. Truth is, I can't find much about them anywhere along the lines of their merits. I'm mostly sure this is all on the up-and-up, but if I'm not 100% sure, well... that 1% is magnified.
Many thanks in advance.