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Couldn't an author renounce copyright for certain works? Perhaps if you want to be listed on those sites, you should do that before you die. Or your heirs can

• Zuider 12y ago
  Many authors do make their works public domain, especially for technical books published in the '80s and '90s that retain value as theoretical and conceptual works (despite referring to obsolete technology). Other authors won't go so far as to relinquish copyright, but will distribute electronic copies of their work freely.