Thread: Do some publishers have any idea?
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Old 04-05-2019, 01:57 PM   #318
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Most rights issues in the publishing world are matters of contract law rather than copyright law, and this is no exception. The retailer says “these are the rights we require in order to sell your book” and the publisher either signs on the dotted line or chooses not to. Copyright law doesn’t really enter into the equation.
Absent copyright law, retailers have little or no incentive to enter a contract with the copyright holder.
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