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No not lapse, revert to the Authors, otherwise publishers will be able to take a book out of print, and then publish again without paying the author once the copyright has lapsed.

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by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 07:55:45 AM EST
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In any properly-framed contract (though not all are), the rights in the work can be reclaimed by the author if the publisher ceases publication. They don't usually revert automatically, though.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 08:04:45 AM EST
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