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Originally Posted by shalym
Nobody that I recall ever used the term "orphaned books" to refer to a book that has an author that is known to be still alive, or a book that we know who the rights belong to.
By definition, an "orphan book" is one where the author is no longer alive, and the heirs either can't be found, or it's unknown who the heir actually is. If a copyright had to be registered every year (with or without a fee), then those works would fall back into the public domain and would not be lost.
Shari
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I totally misunderstood you then, but why should the author have to go to the trouble or expense to prove the copyright is still valid.
Not to mention the extra people that would need to be employed just for that purpose.
Excuse me if I don't think books as a whole are worth that thousands of dollars of expenses. You do realize there are at least 1 million books published a year.
Can someone name me one "orphaned book" that would be worth it?