Contract Highlights:

=> The Times gets the "irrevocable license to any and all rights (including all copyrights)" regarding the image--this means they own the copyright. Once you sign off on this clause, it can be argued that all other clauses become moot.

=> The Times has the right to "sublicense to third parties any of the rights granted to The Times"--"License" in a contract usually means the ability or right to resell the artwork to another. The Times can resell the artwork to another, in either exclusive or nonexclusive areas, for profit while you receive nothing.

=> The Times gets irrevocable and non-exclusive rights to all prior assignments done for the Times. This is also known as a "blanket" agreement and means that any work you've done before for The Times falls within the language of this contract. Shouldn't you be able to renegotiate a reprint rather than sign away that right for nothing?

=> The Times requires the artist to waive all Moral Rights to the image. Moral Rights include the right of identification of authorship, and the right of approval, restriction, or limitation on use or subsequent modifications--This is the first contract seen by the GAG Contract Monitor that includes this requirement. You loose all rights to claim the artwork is yours. You allow The Times to alter and mutilate your work at will.