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Haley sues publisher over Roots promotion and rights
Alex Haley files a $5 million suit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing Doubleday & Co. of failing to promote Roots and undermining paperback rights. He says several contracts tied royalties to hardcover sales and that Dell negotiations were mishandled. The suit seeks punitive and lost profits damages.
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