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What happens when co-authors disagree on whether or not to opt out?

April 26, 2017co-authors disagree happens opt

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What happens when co-authors disagree on whether or not to opt out?

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Each co-author in a jointly written article owns the copyright. Under U.S. copyright law, any co-author has the right to grant a nonexclusive permission to others. It would be up to the co-author to decide whether to opt out of the policy for a given article to accommodate a co-author.