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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Double-check the copyright notice. For example, Interstellar Patrol II, and anthology of Christopher Anvil's work:
http://www.baenebooks.com/10.1125/Ba...8925.htm?blurb
Copyright © 2005 by Christopher Anvil. Afterword copyright © 2005 by Eric Flint.
But I agree that some are not as explicit. I just don't believe that Eric Flint is claiming joint copyright in the work of other authors because he's edited their stories into a collection. |
Thanks.
You would agree, though, I presume, that any creative input has the
potential to grant rights under copyright law? Simple copy editing - correcting errors and fixing up bad grammar - is not creative, but merely mechanical. Something like story development editing, however, certainly is creative, and an author who employs a development editor would be well advised to be sure of the contractual terms under which the work is being done.