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Most likely, it would still be considered a reprint or derivative work.

I'll take that in strides, for sure. I haven't experienced this circumstance yet in the blogging realm, and I've had articles from my blog featured on other outlets. But, it's worth it to grow my understanding of the community's cryptocurrency ideas.

Who owns copyright on Steemit content? The authors? This has never been clear to me.

Yes, the authors own the content they create. Merely it exists on the blockchain, which is essentially owned by no one.