Assertion: goldbrick | /r/CapableOf | negotiate with ted
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text: Factors supporting this conclusion include: (1) he did not tell PBS that he had been negotiating with TED, even though PBS expected a period of exclusive negotiation; (2) he showed TED a copy of his contract with PBS, which allowed TED to craft its offer in a way that took advantage of loopholes in the first refusal clause, (3) he refused to consider PBS's May 28 offer at all, partially on the grounds that the 45-day exclusive negotiation period was due to expire, and (4) most importantly, Goldbrick bound himself, in the producer's contract he signed with TED on June 12, not to perform services for anyone else without TED's approval.