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Authors Guild Offers Reassurance On DOJ Lawsuit

March 8, 2022
By Erin Somers

The Authors Guild compiled an advice page for authors and agents who receive demands from the Department of Justice, Penguin Random House and/or Simon & Schuster attorneys to produce documents about their book deals related to the antitrust lawsuit against the merger. The Guild recommends that agents retain an attorney. For authors, they stress that information submitted to the DOJ and outside attorneys should remain “highly confidential” and not be shared with in-house attorneys or editors. “There is a Protective Order already in place in the case that will ensure confidentiality regarding any information your agent might provide about you […]

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