The right of the author to control publication was held to override the U.S. principle of "fair use".

Unpublished works have special status under both moral right and copyright, since the author or copyright owner has the right to control first publication.

On one side, led by feminist critics at American universities, are those who believe Mr. Hughes wronged Plath in life by abandoning her, and in death by too carefully controlling publication of her work.

An editorial calendar is used by bloggers, publishers, businesses, and groups to control publication of content across different media, for example, newspaper, magazine, blog, email newsletters, and social media outlets.

They are an extremely efficient way to control publication of content across diverse media outlets over time.

After a bitter three-year court fight, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the widow of the author John Cheever in her effort to control publication of a collection of his short stories.

The demands are accompanied by unusually sharp charges of ineptitude and procrastination against the few scholars who have controlled analysis and publication of the ancient Hebrew documents since the first ones were discovered in a cave in 1947.

"We've broken the monopoly," he said, referring to the small group of editors who have controlled the study and publication of scroll material over the last 40 years.

The court found further that with an unpublished work the right to control publication normally insulated the work against "fair use" copying.

The court in Salinger v. Random House ruled that Hamilton's extensive use of the letters, including quotation and paraphrasing, was not acceptable since the author's right to control publication overrode the right of fair use.