: Are there any well-known fiction author-publisher fights about royalty and copyright retention? I read an earlier question on the same/similar topic with interest. I also read author's guild of

I read an earlier question on the same/similar topic with interest. I also read author's guild of America sharing to authors to keep the copyright with them.

While it is much easier to get Music Recording companies shenanigans or Movie Studios on the web where they cheated actors, singers, song-writers etc. of their valid contractual agreements.

The book publishers, on the other hand seem to have a good life under the radar.

Have there been any famous/in-famous cases about Publishers arm-twisting fiction authors and denying them the fruitful rights or is life much more wonderful for authors than before ?

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Relating to royalties, perhaps this reported lawsuit in 2016 (which gives a link to the filing) would qualify as "famous" since it covers a class action suit (so widespread at least). It was against Simon & Schuster, who:

The lawsuit alleges Simon & Schuster has been cheating its authors by improperly categorizing eBook transactions as "sales" rather than "licenses."
The distinction is significant, because the royalty rate for sales is much lower than the rate for the license of rights. If categorized as a license the author receives 50% of net receipts, rather than 25% of net typically paid to authors for the "sale" of an eBook.

This undoubtedly affected more than just fiction authors.

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