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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Sigh. As you well know, I did not say any such thing. I said
"Keep in mind that you are discussing contract law rather than copyright law. The author still holds the copyright on the article."
I then said
" The copyright holder can enter into a contract that gives exclusive license to someone else, but the author is still the copyright holder. Copyright law and contract law are two different legal traditions and different rules apply. "
I finally said
"I don't know, what does your contract say? You should probably check with your agent or lawyer if you are interested in getting the rights reverted back to you. Sometimes they will revert it back if it's a story they don't plan to republish. I've read more than a few authors talk about the process. "
Obviously I made the mistake of thinking you were trying to have an honest discussion rather than play some sort of point scoring internet game. I'll try not to make that mistake again.
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I was trying to understand how if I gave the rights to someone else, how can I still be the copyright holder since I can't publish it anywhere else. Therefore I do not own the copyright to my own work so I am not the holder.
Yes, I acknowledge I sent in the story and therefore gave over all rights. PS: I didn't get a contract to sign.
So, you are the one showing that you don't have a clue as to how magazine copyright works.
Whoever can publish the story is the copyright holder.