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Originally Posted by apbschmitz
Speaking as a guy who had a novel published back in the 80s, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, I would be grateful if anyone who decided to liberate my novels would first make the effort of contacting me. I could then be asked if I intended to reclaim the rights from the original publisher and republish myself. Most living authors probably aren't that hard to find. This seems like a basic courtesy before grabbing somebody else's stuff.
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Why would you (or the author in general) need to be asked to do this instead of just doing it?