Originally Posted by FewMiles
The most important thing is that even though FT owns the copyright, they cannot own authorship of the work. That belongs to you, no matter what, and is not a transferable "right"; it's an attribute of the work. In fact, I'd say that FT would be in some deep trouble if they didn't attribute your work to you.
FewMiles..
"I don't brag about having extensive knowledge of copyright law."
Yes the fairly simple concept seems to have eluded you. But to bring it down to 5 words, to simplify it a little:
Writer = ownership = Copyright = international law. @:-)
I have had my material published regularly on 4 continents, and have had for 30 years. That is what copyright entails.