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Originally Posted by HarryT
I don't disagree with your general point, but I would note that the publisher does not (normally, at least) own the copyright in the work, and the length of the publishing contract has nothing to do with the term of copyright protection.
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They don't own it. But they typically
control the rights for the life of the work (and they get to define the life of the work). It amounts to nearly the same thing, no?