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孩子在YOUTUBE上有些手工教学视频,最近被纽约的一家出版社看中。寄来一份出书的合同,要家长也附签。一阵兴奋过后,感觉像是“丧权辱国”的不平等条约,最严重的是版权的归属问题。现把原文摘录于此,望各位大侠建言,这是不是出版业的常规做法?谢谢!

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