Rowohlt files suit against Der Spiegel for disregarding a blocking period
Rowohlt Verlag has filed a lawsuit against the news magazine *Der Spiegel* because it published a review of Daniel Kehlmann's new novel *Ruhm* two weeks before its release date.
Rowohlt Verlag has filed a lawsuit against the news magazine Der Spiegel for publishing a review of Daniel Kehlmann's new novel "Ruhm" two weeks before the first day of sale. Rowohlt accuses Der Spiegel of not adhering to the embargo period. Two weeks before the first day of sales, a portrait of Kehlmann was published which, according to Rowohlt, has the characteristics of a review.
Rowohlt Verlag had tied the sending of the galley proofs to the written or at least verbal agreement of the editors to a confidentiality agreement, which threatened a fine of 250,000 euros in the event of a review publication without consultation with the publisher before the first day of sale. This type of agreement is not uncommon for promising titles, writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Friday. However, the amount of the fine shows that this was not a formality.
Rowohlt Verlag had tied the sending of the galley proofs to the written or at least verbal agreement of the editors to a confidentiality agreement, which threatened a fine of 250,000 euros in the event of a review publication without consultation with the publisher before the first day of sale. This type of agreement is not uncommon for promising titles, writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Friday. However, the amount of the fine shows that this was not a formality.
