Re: Abandoning property (Was: Copyright Extension Bill Passes Congress)

From: Albert Henderson <NobleStation[_at_]compuserve.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:27:32 -0500

On 5 Nov 1998, Moritz Roettinger <moritz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be> wrote:
>
> If the publisher refuses a reprint, why should the author's copyright
> protection be put into question?

Similarly, if the author refuses a reprint or to grant permission for a derivative work, why shouldn't that be a legally enforceable option? Why shouldn't an author be entitled to prevent reprinting as a negotiating position?

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 23:30:28 GMT

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