Agent acting as an ally. A lawyer ally is an ally indeed.
Terms to look out for: Perpetuity, work for hire, right of refusal. ( Got that from the comic lab podcast, I'm still listening. )
Overlooking legalese, and its theory, is a dangerous oversight indeed.
What will they neologize next to weasel out their way of not paying the artisans and activists? The for profit commercial industry has an incentive, obviously, to have this hidden landmine of contract piracy. Where clarity is paramount.
Indirect exscuses are still exscuses where no clowns exist. No matter how buddy buddy it gets withe the comradeship dropped like a lead balloon. The commercial arene is something.