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But they still hold the copyright. They are not just ceasing publication but they are also forcing no one else to supply the books.

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Kind of. But if somebody else wants to publish these books in particular, they could probably buy the rights to do so for a suitable price. Whether that price would be higher or lower now is an interesting philosophical debate, but the fact that it's possible to do so, given appropriate capital, takes this out of the realm of censorship (subjective opinion, clearly).

> Kind of. But if somebody else wants to publish these books in particular, they could probably buy the rights to do so for a suitable price.

I highly doubt that. "Dr. Seuss" is as much a brand as a collection of works, and the decision to stop publishing those books is pretty clearly brand management.

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