subsidiary rights

American  

plural noun

1. rights to publish or produce in different formats works based on the original work under contract, as a paperback edition of an original hardcover book or a motion picture based on a novel.

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Example Sentences

Reidy had worked in publishing for much of her adult life, starting in 1974 in the subsidiary rights division of Random House.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2020

When I sold the Bulgarian rights to my book, I was very excited to sell them—and this is just another subsidiary rights offer.”

From Time • Jun. 27, 2013

Such income is known as subsidiary rights and is usually a small but helpful revenue stream for nonprofit theaters.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2012

The contract lays out payments that were to be made to Mr. Jackson, both as the musical was developed and from profits, merchandising, and subsidiary rights.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2010

The native-born Belgian had scarcely launched his career in Paris during the 1920s when the money began rolling in; royalties and subsidiary rights reaped from the movies and TV made him wealthy many times over.

From Time Magazine Archive