Calling Hollywood assistants, past and present! What’s the craziest rights check you’ve ever had to do?

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Hello again!

So far we’ve been putting together lists of books and IP that ARE worth pursuing - but there’s also plenty out there that aren’t worth it at all. From difficult estates, to reclusive writers, to material that’s just unadaptable, there’s a minefield of headaches out there. Why not be a good citizen and give everyone a heads up? 😇

Here’s an example we already have:

I was an agency assistant and there was a fairly high level producer who was certain that THEY were the person to adapt CALVIN & HOBBES. Two different agents tried to explain to them that Bill Watterson is famous for refusing to sell the rights, but the producer wasn’t hearing it. I had to email Watterson’s agent every six months for two years because this producer was so sure they could crack him. That publishing agent never let us live it down.

If you have something you’d like to submit, send it over to intellectual.proprietor@fastmail.com. We can anonymize everything, but please include details in your email. Submissions will be open until the end of this week.

As always, we look forward to hearing from you!

Best,

TIP