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The Copyright Committee will present a panel featuring agents and attorneys who've filed and/or fought claims of copyright infringement. The panel will be an "ask-anything" style with pre-prepared questions about the process and laws, including how publisher's insurance works, using real-life case examples where possible.   Panelists: Wendy Strothman, Agent, Aevitas Creative Management Celia Muller, Senior […]

The Small Business Committee presents Succession: Planning for the Future, a panel for agencies considering major changes in ownership structure. Thinking long-term about your agency’s—and, importantly, your authors’—legacies means tackling important questions as you plan not only for next year but for ten, twenty, thirty years from now. Because while agents might retire, the books […]

Welcome to MDI's Data Series! As Part One of the Data-in-Publishing series, MDI presents "Behind the Acquisitions Curtain." We will hear from former editors at Big 5 publishers who answer our burning questions about the behind-the-scenes conversations during the acquisitions process and the data that influences these critical decisions: What really goes on in those […]