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What was the legal arrangement between author, publisher and end user for 'type-in programs' in old computer magazines?

I wrote both type-ins and reviews for Europress, also known as Database Publications Ltd. Everything I wrote for them was under an “all rights” agreement. Every month I received a statement with a ...
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What was the legal arrangement between author, publisher and end user for 'type-in programs' in old computer magazines?

When my project was accepted by a magazine, I was told it would be published under a "first British serial rights" agreement, but I had no idea what that was. Nowadays, a quick Internet ...
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What was the legal arrangement between author, publisher and end user for 'type-in programs' in old computer magazines?

[Preface: This focuses solely on the legal situation at the magazine buyers side, as any contract between author and publisher will not only include the right to produce multiple copies - that is the ...
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What was the legal arrangement between author, publisher and end user for 'type-in programs' in old computer magazines?

It's been just over 40 years, but I think Personal Computer World (a UK-based magazine) bought publishing rights to an article I placed with them, which included a type-in listing, as well as diagrams ...
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