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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/10/2026

Termination of transfer isn't an "IP right" - it's a *labor right*. It belongs to the large class of rights that are far more important and useful than mere property rights, such as privacy rights and human rights: pluralistic.net/2026/09/28/c...

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Pluralistic: Priceful (28 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/10/2026

If copyright were just about *property* rights, then termination of transfer would be inconceivable. Termination is a vestigial labor right at the very periphery of copyright. It protects artists, and it can only do so because it is *not* a property right.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/10/2026

This is a themes in *The Bezzle*, my 2024 historical technothriller, starring my two-fisted forensic accountant hero Martin Hench who uses termination to help an artist claw back his rights from an unscrupulous former manager who forged his signature decades before: craphound.com/bezzle/

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The Bezzle | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com

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