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A hymn copyright holder (author) transfers the right to publish it to a publisher of a Hymnal.( a church organization). Can the publisher assign or transfer it to another publisher?
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You would have to check the orginal contract,ie, exactly what rights were licensed out or granted, but if there is no langauge to the contrary, the publisher is free to assign rights.
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