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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Meaning, I believe, that the content owners will not release the content for publishing, but because they own the rights, no one else can release the content either. Result: No one sees it. A particular problem with older books, and books whose ownership has passed from estate to estate and gotten lost/buried/ignored somewhere.
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I would also add that some rights were bought because some work was in favor at a particular time, and that social, political or other factor excluded it from possible financial target; in one word, marketing.