#workforhire — Public Fediverse posts

Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware has documented a lawsuit filed by BattleTech and Shadowrun authors and their estates against the Topps Company, alleging that royalties for 2022, 2023, and 2024 have gone unpaid despite repeated demands. The case raises broader questions about work-for-hire contracts and what happens to authors' rights when intellectual property passes through multiple corporate owners.
#WritingCommunity #Publishing #Authors #WriterBeware #WorkForHire
https://writerbeware.blog/2026/02/20/authors-and-authors-estates-sue-the-topps-company-for-unpaid-royalties/

#GaslitUnionBustingLaws
#At-will
#RightToWork
#IndependentContractors #WorkForHire #Adjunt (academic, music, acting

All three threaten wages, job security & safety, authorship, pensions, lives

#WorkersRights are #HumanRights

Be very careful of what you agree to!

https://legal-info.lawyers.com/labor-employment-law/employment-contracts/ownership-of-work-product-depends-on-your-status.html

Again with hashtags cause apparently that's how we do things here:

If you need some work for hire game dev done or know anyone who does please let me know! Most recently did gigs in c#, js and python using #unity, #godot, #PlayCanvas and #RenPy but can probably figure out any engine using the above languages https://stellarcartography.online/

#workForHire #gameDev