>is there a way an author of content can distance himself from whatever context his work can appear in, and exact revenge on the publisher for abusing his work?
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>I'm not a US lawyer ;-) //edit// but I'm told that public policy does not allow copyright assertion for the sole purpose of suppressing fair free speech.

And the definition of "fair" is deduced from the golden rule (who has the gold makes the rules)? IOW, if I think my words may be once used to boost something I wouldn't ever stand for, I may just shut up in advance.