Publication Rights

Know Your Publication Rights contains information every freelance writer should be aware of. The first sentence sets forth a fact not generally well known namely, that one's work is automatically copyrighted as soon as it is set down on paper. Technically speaking writers are selling both the usefulness of content to a purchaser and the legal right to publish the written piece. The money paid can reflect both the quality of the content as well as the type of publishing right secured. There is much variation in publishing rights.

The different types of purchase rights are specified at the About.com Freelance Writing link. A writer needs to understand the exact nature of a transaction.