In the interest of fairness, the authors or their managers or publishers request that the auctioning of a copyright be given a deadline, meaning that the bidding is fierce while it lasts.
為求公平，原作者或其經紀人、出版社會要求「限時競價」，因此在搶下心儀作品前，各家出版社不免得先廝殺於爭取版權標價的紙上戰場。