Category Archives: agencies

Old rope and new liability

So, what about the legal/contractual side of this alleged trend in the industry to pay nothing whatsoever for 100% matches? (See original post here.) Not all jurisdictions are the same, of course, but this delightful crew are, happily, based in … Continue reading

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No money for old rope

Another LSP is causing a minor stir with a unilateral change to its T&C, or so it would appear (I don’t work for them). Applied Language Solutions (ALS), who claim to “Respect everyone like a friend”, which seems a clumsy … Continue reading

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Article: Who sets prices?

I think this article fits in quite neatly with the Lionbridge hoo-hah, in terms of why there are a number of agencies in general who feel quite at ease with being the party that determines prices, unilaterally, on a take-it-or-leave-it … Continue reading

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Liox and the feudal spirit

(I surely have to include the occasional Wodehouse reference in here, too…?) Another great post in Miguel Llorens’s blog. My jaw did indeed slow hang lower and lower as I read first that they thought they deserved some credit because … Continue reading

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Liox :thumbsdown:

(Posted on Sunday 7 Mov 2010, written on Friday 5 Nov 2010) The saga rumbles on, as Quarter 3 results came out on Nov 4, and it does not make for joyful reading if you are with Lionbridge, looking at … Continue reading

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Naughty, naughty Lionbridge

Email sent by Lionbridge towards end of Oct (29th? 30th?) 2010. Not to me, I don’t work for them, but it caused some hoo-hah. The global economic downturn of 2008 and 2009 affected all of us. Together, as translation partners, … Continue reading

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