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Originally Posted by haertig
Aren't many copyrights signed over to some publisher, and no longer owned by the author? I would say if a publisher holds the copyright, or any third party not the author, then it should expire very quickly. It the author retains the copyright, it could go for longer. But not TOO long.
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I think that was the old way.
The more recent way is a contracted 'Letter of Copyright', where the holder has the right to 'Publish' in accordance with the terms. (Term s may include Geo, Media allowed, Term, Voiding the contract if not kept 'In Print'... )