Copyright: publishers resist authors' conscience clause

French publishers resist the introduction of a conscience clause allowing authors to refuse publication or reissue of their works.

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This clause raises major tensions in the publishing sector between creators' rights and publishers' economic interests.

The debate questions the balance between authors' freedom of expression and the stability of publishers' commercial catalogs.

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