All copyrights in work are conferred on first creator of  work and remain  his exclusive rights. Publisher, printer, proof reader or editor cam claim no rights in the work. Their rights are limited to claim remuneration for the labor. After the assignment of copyright to publisher, if no duration is mentioned in the agreement, the copyright reverts to the author after five years, please keep this in mind. Credits given by author to those helping in publishing will not confer any moral of pecuniary on them. Every author gives such credits to deserving out of gratitude.   

The editorial process does not give the editor an ownership stake in the copyright or the right to sue for infringement. A joint copyright must be intended from the beginning. This is still your work.

An independent author is the publisher of their book. Through the self-publishing channel, the author retains all print and digital rights to their manuscript.

If you fear that they may restrict you in future for all such acts that you intend to do with this book especially selling rights or amendments etc,., you may better enter into an agreement with them to that effect that since they have been fully paid with the remuneration for their work, they do not have any rights either moral or intellectual property rights over the work.

You can get the agreement duly witnessed and notarised so that they may be restricted from claiming rights over the book in future.

Usually, the author of the creative work is the owner of the copyright. But in the publishing industry, the owner of the copyright may be the publishing company due to an agreement between the author and the publisher.

1) Moral rights are the soul of the author’s works. "The author has a right to preserve, protect and nurture his creations through his moral rights. A creative individual is uniquely invested with the power and mystique of original genius, creating a privileged relationship between a creative author and his work."

2) 
Under the amended Section 57, of copyright act a legal claim by an author against unauthorized modifications to his work had to establish that the treatment of the work has been prejudicial to his honour or reputation.

3) The revised Section 57 corresponded to Article 6bis of the Berne Convention and also provided that failure to display a work, or to display it in accordance with the wishes of the author, would not qualify as a violation of the author’s moral rights.

They only have rights as per the contract and if they waive their rights against royalties then the same are expunged

- As per the Copyright Law, the author can reproduce or alter his work or authorize others to do so , and no person other than the author can reproduce his work without his prior permission.

- Further, only the author of the book has the right to public performance unless otherwise said or authorized by him, and anyone other than the author doing so without his prior consent must be heavily penalized. 

- Hence, except you , none having any interfere or moral right , if you mentioned their credit in the said book , and further even you can mention this condition in the book as well. 

- Further , you can also enter into an agreement with them after mentioning these clauses , that they will have not right to claim of any type from the author . 

Mere expression of gratitude in the book shall not entitle others to claim any copyright. 

Dear Clients,

                  Book publishers are creators, acquirers, custodians, and managers owners and users of intellectual property rights. They possess certain rights in the books they produce and sell, and they hold other rights on behalf of third parties.They are thus obliged to treat the rights of others with respect.This is a moral obligation, which is equivalent to their legal responsibilities.There is also a responsibility to society, for intellectual property rights are central to the promotion of cultural advancement and the flow of knowledge and information. Copyright law also provides moral rights, including:

• the right of paternity (the right to claim authorship of the work); and
• the right of integrity (the right to object to any distortion, mutilation or other
  modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to, the said work, which
  would be prejudicial to the author’s honor or reputation)

Moral rights are accorded only to human authors and cannot be ‘owned’ by a company. For this reason, a publishing house cannot claim moral rights. Infringing moral rights by failing to identify the creator, or by altering or modifying his work could harm that reputation. Authors and publishers have equal moral responsibility for what is published.

Thanks & Regards