Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB1972
And as soon as you allow editing to become "co-author" status for copyright, publishers are going to hire some very young junior editors and make sure they have themselves listed in the copyright page.
|
That's a little bit of a red herring. Editing is generally done as a "work for hire", ie you employ an editor to do the job for you for a fixed fee. "Work for hire" does not grant any copyright rights to the editor.
I would note, though, that there are many example of editors claiming rights as co-author. Eric Flint has edited many books published by Baen in which he is listed as co-author due to his creative input as editor. It depends on the terms of the specific contract under which the editor is employed.
The author needs to be aware of the contractual terms under which his or her book is being edited. Any "creative" input to a book has the potential to grant copyright rights.