7. This Agreement constitutes our entire agreement with respect to the Work and supersedes any prior agreements. It may not be modified without the prior written consent of each of us.

8. If this Agreement is signed on behalf of the author by an agent or publisher, such agent or publisher independently represents and warrants that such signature has been duly and validly authorized by the author and that this agreement will constitute a binding obligation of the author as a result of such signature.

If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please indicate by signing in the space provided below. This contract shall be effective when having been signed by you it is received and then signed on our behalf.

I hereby approve and confirm the foregoing.

Signature of Author/Agent/Publisher

Very truly yours,

OMNI Publications International, Ltd.

By:

The New York Times

223 WEST 43 STREET

NEW YORK, NY 10036

MEMORANDUM TO REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS

The copyright law requires that we spell out the basis for transactions with you. This memorandum governs all assignments, whether we make them over the telephone or in writing. This is necessarily an allinclusive statement and covers those who write for the daily paper, the Sunday magazine, the Book Review, etc. Our standard agreement with contributors is that all their material accepted by The New York Times is considered "work made for hire". This gives us all rights in the material throughout the world for which they are paid the regular fee, per diem page rate or whatever is agreed at the time of the assignment.

This does not change the fact that when you write for The Times you do so as an independent freelance contributor, not as an employee of The Times. Acceptance of your next check constitutes acceptance of this policy.

Please refer any questions to the editor with

whom yo!: regularly deal.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS, INC. 1501 Broadway, Suite 1907, New York NY 10036 ● (212) 997-0947

Enclosed are additional examples of contracts that seek
to acquire the copyright and all rights for the publisher
by use of the "Work for Hire" loophole in the Copyright Law.
Note that the letter and diary of events leading to the
Money magazine offering, show that the author proposed an
idea, refused to sign a "Work for Hire" contract, and the
editor took that idea and assigned it to another writer!

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dorothy Stearn

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT June Roth

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT John H. Ingersoll VICE PRESIDENTS Dodi Schultz, Ruth Winter SECRETARY Evelyn Kaye TREASURER Alden Todd
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LARGE Claire Berman, Glen Evans, Marvin Grosswirth, Gloria Hochman, Patrick M. McGrady Jr..
Sally Wendkos Olds, David R. Zimmerman DIRECTORS AT LARGE Eloise Engle, Booton Herndon, Ross R. Olney, Bonnie Remsberg. Shari Steiner

REGIONAL CHAPTER CHAIRPERSONS MIDWEST Barbara Goodheart NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Donna Goldfein
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA James Joseph WASHINGTON DC Shirley Sirota Rosenberg

PAST PRESIDENTS Maurice Zolotow, Temple Fielding, Donald Robinson, Morton Sontheimer, James Poling, Robert L. Heilbroner, Morton Hunt,
Jack Harrison Pollack, Lawrence Lader, Murray Teigh Bloom, Vance Packard, Gerald Walker, Bernard Asbell, Robert Bendliner, Norman M. Lobsenz.
Jean Libman Block, Thomas J. Fleming, William Surface, Alfred Balk, Theodore Irwin, Jhan Robbins, Lin Root, David R. Zimmerman, Terry Morris,
Patrick M. McGrady Jr., Mort Weisinger, Ruth Winter, Dian Dincin Buchman, Grace W. Weinstein, Sally Wendkos Olds

Better
Homes

and Garden

September 8, 1981

Dear

Quite possibly you're aware that the new Copyright Law, which went into effect January 1, 1978, requires certain action in order that the work we receive from free lance contributors will continue to meet Meredith's requirement to have full rights to the material we publish.

In setting up the assignments free lancers do for us, we use a single agreement that covers all of the necessary points in advance. This way all subsequent separate assignments and correspondence pertaining to them need not deal with legal terms. Instead, we'll be in position to simply concentrate on the individual assignments, the schedules, and the payments to you. In short, we can deal with the legal aspects once and for all and then focus on the work at hand.

We want to emphasize that our requirements to have full rights to material we purchase are the same as they've always been. We're simply taking this necessary step to enable us to continue fulfilling this need.

We're enclosing the agreement for your review. Will you please sign one copy and return it for our files. The assignment cannot go into effect until the signed agreement is received.

Many thanks for your cooperation. We look forward to working with you.

MASTER AGREEMENT

WORK
MADE

FOR

HIRE

PAYMENT

REVERSIONARY
RIGHTS

This is an agreement under Iowa law and Federal law, between (CREATOR) and Meredith Corporation (MEREDITH), Des Moines, Iowa which shall remain effective until terminated in writing as provided in paragraph 6. CREATOR and MEREDITH therefore make the following promises:

1. CREATOR shall from time to time create separate works, such as contributions, articles, photos, etc. (hereinafter WORKS) for MEREDITH as requested by MEREDITH. During the term of this agreement all of the WORKS created by CREATOR for MEREDITH are "work made for hire" unless specifically designated otherwise in writing by CREATOR and MEREDITH.

However, in the event any WORK is not a "work made for hire" CREATOR
hereby assigns and transfers all right, title and interest in the
WORK and any copyright in the WORK to MEREDITH effective as of the
date the WORK was created. CREATOR further agrees to cooperate and
execute any assignment or other document necessary to secure total
ownership.rights of all WORKS in MEREDITH since the intent of this
agreement is to vest all copyright and ownership rights in the WORKS
in MEREDITH including, but not limited to, all copyrights, all exten-
sions of copyright, all copyright renewal rights, all derivative
rights, and all rights to reproduce, publish, perform and display
the WORKS.

2. In return, MEREDITH shall pay CREATOR for the separate WORKS an amount to be determined by CREATOR and MEREDITH. This Master Agreement may be supplemented from time to time by separate writings (generally known as work acceptance letters, day rate photography forms or manuscript billing forms) which specify WORK to be created.

3. In the event any assignment or transfer of a WORK is subsequently terminated in the manner provided by the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. Sec. 203) and the owner of the termination interest in the WORK shall offer to assign, license or otherwise transfer the WORK or any part of the WORK to others, that owner shall first offer MEREDITH the right to secure the same interest upon the same terms and conditions as offered to others. MEREDITH shall accept or reject such an offer within thirty (30) days of receipt.

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