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IO criticises Ernst Klett Verlag’s reported replacement of its illustration framework agreement with a creative-services base agreement, objecting to AI clauses and expanded editing and usage rights; it calls for revisions and offers dialogue.
August 11 dates the IO statement, not contract implementation. Only the web statement was read; detailed PDF, original contract, publisher response and implementation remain unverified. Assessments of expanded rights are attributed to IO, not a court. Verification update of 21 September 2026: detailed PDF now checked, see src-0477.
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IO calls for revision of Klett creative-services contract
IO criticises Ernst Klett Verlag’s reported replacement of its illustration framework agreement with a creative-services base agreement, objecting to AI clauses and expanded editing and usage rights; it calls for revisions and offers dialogue.
Research question
Professional association connects AI disputes to rights allocation and negotiation in commissioning contracts.
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DOC-0467Statement on changes to Ernst Klett Verlag’s framework agreementDOC-0468Ernst Klett Verlag — Changes to the “Illustration Framework Agreement”: statement by Illustratoren Organisation e.V.Sources
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