Halfway through the antitrust trial, yesterday the defense began calling witnesses. Walsh The defense’s expert, former literary agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, took the stand on Wednesday, explaining to the court how important love, dreams, and art are to the publishing industry, rather than just the financials, and the informal nature of most business deals—all of which seemed to surprise Judge Pan. Walsh explained that an agent is a “curator” for a publisher who finds the content, and has a fiduciary relationship with authors. They are “honor bound to act in the best interest of our clients.” In explaining exclusive submissions […]
