Against the publisher:

Goals/
1. To get the best deal for the published book, max. monetary benefits
interests 2. No negative news going outside the room for borrowing someone else’s
idea.
3. Maintain reputation and due recognition.

Against Chandan:

1. Settle out of court copyright dispute.

2. Make him sign document for finality of agreement, so as to ensure no
litigation (as it can hamper reputation and might lose the case)
Lacuna Against the publisher:

1. Misleading to believe he did the entire work and a possibility of suit

because of that and loss of reputation.
2. Restructuring deal because of misinformation

Against Chandan:

1. Used Chandan’s work without credit and no monetary benefit.

2. Kept Chandan in the dark about the paper.
Factors to Against the publisher:

address 1. Restructured deal.

2. Copyright issue
3. Transparency
4. Legal implications and clause of indemnity

Against Chandan:

1. Resolution
2. Moving forward
Possible Against the publisher:

solution 1. Full disclosure and confidentiality

2. Credit and acknowledgement

Against Chandan:

1. Reconciliation
2. financial recourse
3. Full levy on copyright

BATNA Against the publisher:

1. Convince publisher it is his work, win the contract.

 2. Fight fraud case for copyright and win the case.
3. Get your copyright and publish with someone else.
4. Self-publishing the work
Against Chandan:

1. Winning the copyright case against him and getting the entire money.
WATNA Against the publisher:

1. The agreement fails because of misrepresentation and fraud.

2. The case goes to court and Aryan loses it.
Against Chandan:

1. Chandan wins the copyright case and the deal with the publisher comes
to an end.
2. Monetary loss, reputation loss and court damages.
ZOPA Against the publisher:

1. Agreement to restricted monetary terms.

2. Indemnity clause for outside settlement in case of copyright claim from
Chandan.

Against Chandan:

1. Share in the agreement or credits.

2. compensation for the book idea

Barging Against the publisher:

Mix 1. Monetary benefits from the agreement

2. Compensation for the disputes
3. Exclusive rights
4. Promotional activity

Against Chandan:

1. More collaborative opportunity

2. Proceeds from the deal with publisher.
3. Recognition and credits

Strength Against the publisher:

1. More publishers willing to publish.

2. Can publish on own
3. Successful track record
4. Quality of manuscript
 Against Chandan:

1. Corrected the draft and developed the draft (which makes it his work)
2. Developed the entire book, approached the publishers.
3. Track record: because of the track record of Aryan did the book get
published and get good deal.

Against the publisher:

Weakness
1. Borrowed idea and copied (ChatZPT)
2. Ethical concerns: No integrity, fraud by withholding the information.
3. Limited opportunity outside (lack of good books recently)

Against Chandan:

1. Betrayal: stolen idea

2. Copyright dispute

Against the publisher:

Creative
 Indemnity clause for copyright issue or disputes that might be caused
solution through copyright.
 Resolved IP problem declaration.

Against Chandan:

 Trust: All the money goes to trust where both the trustees will be
getting certain percentage of money, the major money will go to
Aryan’s mom’s treatment and Chandan’s treatment, the remaining
money will be split between Chandan and Aryan in the agreeable
percentage.
 Credit: The credit for the authorship will be given to Chandan in a
minor role, the proceeds also is agreeable on the pretext of
something other than co-authorship.