"But,it is this television that does not want to sign a contract with the Union and does not want to pay royalties.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

They said, would you sign a contract that if you had this loss the contract would pay you a certain amount of money?

他们是这样说的，你会签署一个合约,上面约定了，当你发生损失,你会得到合约中约定的赔偿金？

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It's illegal, so they can't sign that as a contract, but they they can just agree to do it.

因为是违法的,合同也就无效了,不过他们可以私下达成默契

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In the nineteen forties, Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

The court has also ordered Walfadjri to sign a "general representation" contract with the Office for Artists' Royalties.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27