Posts tagged contracts
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The Pen Mightier Than the Sword: How New York’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act Empowers Writers
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but for freelance writers, the pen has too often been no match for unscrupulous publishers who leave authors unpaid. This David and Goliath dynamic changed on November 22, 2023, when New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” into law, arming writers with new slingshots to take down the giants seeking to exploit their labor. Like the Biblical hero appr...