Hello,
I am dealing with a typesetter who has many titles of books on file digitally that were done for other publishers. If I wanted to use some of the files he has, he tells me he has copyright on the files and the only part being copyright to the publisher is the title page and prelims. However, my concern is that if a publisher is to re-key a book making slight changes and/or corrections to the original text, does copyright then belong to them?
The books/titles in question are classic editions/titles which are out of copyright.
I am dealing with a typesetter who has many titles of books on file digitally that were done for other publishers. If I wanted to use some of the files he has, he tells me he has copyright on the files and the only part being copyright to the publisher is the title page and prelims. However, my concern is that if a publisher is to re-key a book making slight changes and/or corrections to the original text, does copyright then belong to them?
The books/titles in question are classic editions/titles which are out of copyright.
Comment