Oprah's next Book Selection

[Dave Monroe]

--- Bryan Snyder <wilsonistrey at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am reminded of the Opera singer/writer who asked
> TP if she could do a opera based of GR and TP
> responded by saying the only musical instrument
> she was permitted to use was a banjo... and she
> took that as a polite no.

http://www.transmitmedia.com/svr/vault/anderson/ander_transcript.html
 
> Here's a question - I'm really certain Franzen
> tried to get her to take back her choice of The
> Corrections, and either the publishing house or
> he himself changed his mind.
> 
> The question is:  How much say does the author
> really have??

No one can stop anyone from recommending a book.  It's
up to the publisher to print a big "As Seen on TeeVee"
or whatever on everything.  I think Continetal
European --and/or EU--law might be different (Michel,
Otto, Ya Sam, anyone?), there's that droit d'auteur or
whatever one might invoke with regards to, say, film
adaptations, et al., but, here, unless the author has
either some sort of specific contractual rights (an
anti-Oprah clause?) or just plain Pull with his/her
publisher, well, not much, unless, a la Franzen, s/he
simply shoots off his/her big mouth, so ...



 
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