More continuing e-book drama!
William Styron's family believes they own the rights to his books since they were first published before e-books existed. Random House, Styron's publisher, disagrees and intends to get some more cash off those e-books.
Is this being handled like a regular copyright? If a book goes out of print, does the owner of copyright change? Is Random House being legitimate here? My gut feeling says no.
And now, because I have an exam on Tuesday, here is a list of who can hold copyright:
- the creator
- the employer
- the commissioner
- someone else the rights have been transferred to
And here are some things that are not protected by copyright:
In Canada, copyright generally expires after 50 years. The copyright offices are located in the Library of Congress.
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