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Contract between Schiller and Cotta, Jena / Tübingen (1794)

Source: MS in the German Literature Archive (DLA) Schiller National Museum in Marbach, Cotta archive. A transcription has been published in: Stephan Füssel, Schiller und seine Verleger (Frankfurt: Insel, 2005), 324-327

Citation:
Contract between Schiller and Cotta, Jena / Tübingen (1794), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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      8. An article which has been published in “Die Horen” may
only be printed elsewhere after 4 years have elapsed.

      9. The Publisher of “Die Horen” has the right of first
refusal of any other works written by the permanent contributors,
except where they had already bound themselves by other contracts
drawn up before “Die Horen” was founded.

      10. [In addition to the fees for his articles], the Editor
will also receive 100 ducats extra.

      11. The 4 other members of the Committee responsible for
selecting articles, will each receive 10 louis-d'or extra every
year for their efforts as critics.

      12. Payment of the fee is due as soon as the articles are
published, except where the author has arranged otherwise.

      13. Postage expenses for the journal will be borne by the
Publisher.

      14. Anonymous articles will not be accepted.

      15. If more than 2000 copies of any month’s issue of the
journal are sold, the Publisher will hand over to the Editor
and the Committee a third of the profits for each copy sold
above this number. The Editor will receive half of this dividend,
and the rest will be shared out between the Committee.

      16. In the case that this enterprise should thrive and
that the Publisher should wish to use part of his surplus profit
to further encourage the journal’s contributors,

    


      8. Ein in den Horen abgedruckter Aufsatz darf
erst nach Ablauf des 4ten Jahrs anderswo ge-
druckt werden.

      9. Der Verleger der Horen bedingt sich bey
allen beständigen Mitarbeitern das Vorkaufs-
recht ihrer übrigen Schriften aus, wo sie sich nicht schon
vor Erscheinung der Horen
durch anderweitige Verträge gebunden haben.

      10. Für die Redaction sind hundert Ducaten
extra ausgesetzt.

      11. Die 4 übrigen beurtheilenden Mitglieder
erhalten das Benefice, jeder von jährlichen
10 Ldors extra für die Mühe seiner Critik.

      12. Die Bezahlung des Honorars erfolgt sobald
die Aufsätze abgedruckt sind, und der Verfaßer
nicht etwas anders verordnet.

      13. Die Porto Kosten für das Journal
trägt der Verleger.

      14. Anonyme Aufsätze werden nicht ange-
nommen.

      15. Uebersteigt der Absatz der Monathsschrift
die Zahl von 2000 Exemplarien, so gibt
der Verleger von jedem darüber verkauften Exemplar
ein Drittheil des Gewinns an die Redaction
und den Ausschuß ab; von diesem Drittheil
erhält der Redacteur die Hälfte, und der
Ausschuß teilt sich den Rest.

      16. Will der Verleger, im Fall die Unter-
nehmung florieren sollte, einen Theil seines
überschüßigen Gewinns dazu anwenden, den
Mitarbeitern mehr Aufmunterung zu geben, so kann

    

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