Submission Releases Find Their Way into Book World

[image error]Suppose you are about to submit a query and sample chapters to an agent. A pop-up window appears requiring you to agree to a bunch of legalese including the following:

I will not assert against Agent any claim based upon infringement, plagiarism, breach of confidentiality, breach of implied contract, unfair competition, theft of ideas, concepts or characters, or any other claim arising out of the use or alleged use of my Manuscript by Agent or anyone gaining access to the Manuscript through A...