Yes, copyright consists of five main rights which can be transferred or licensed separately. These are: - to produce copies or reproductions of the work and to

Yes, copyright consists of five main rights which can be transferred or licensed separately. These are: - to produce copies or reproductions of the work and to sell them - to create derivative works - to perform or display the work publicly - to sell or assign these rights to others - to transmit or display by radio or video So assigning Elsevier your right to (only) publish the work is legitimate.