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Germany e.g. distinguishes very clear between creator's rights and the legal right of use.
Creator's rights are valid as soon as a work exists in fixed form. The creator then may license a legal right of use to one or more publishers (okay, usually one, but this is not imperative). The publisher himself never may own or buy or acquire the creator's rights.
It's only necessary in Germany to register for a trade mark. Or to secure the title of a book. And this is usually done by the publisher to secure his legal claim.
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