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Welcome to Unscrewed

Unscrewed! is a group of creators brought together in response to the reprehensible actions of some industry individuals.  You are not required to have been "screwed" by any unscrupulous publisher to participate in the project.  You are required to feel compassion for those who have been and stand against this kind of behavior in the comics industry.

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 Hey Kids! Wanna get screwed? Sign the TokyoPop Manga Pilot Contract and bend over!  

TokyoPop has started something they call "The Manga Pilot Program" designed to bring in eager young artists... who don't mind signing away all their rights. Let's take a little look-see at the friendly, "plain talk" contract they're offering. First off, though, let me just say that informal chatty language is just as bad as complicated legalese if it serves to hide the ways the publisher intends to take away your rights to your own work and give you as little as possible.

Let's begin...

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