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Originally Posted by kennyc
Unless the contract said "All and future rights in all forms..." I've seen some copyright notices along those lines...
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Oh, certainly. Buying
all rights was commonplace once upon a time, and contracts may still specify more than one type of right.
Back in the 50's and 60's, for example, Doubleday Books had a hardcover SF line. It was aimed primarily at the library market. Library sales covered Doubleday's direct costs. But Doubleday's contract specified that they got half of any paperback sale, and that's where they made the money on the line.
I'd expect a current contract, for example, to try to cover hardcover, paperback, and ebook rights, with the exact final form a matter of negotiation between the publisher and the author or author's agent.
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Dennis