How can I change the apps script owner?

Question

The original owner created the spreadsheet and its bound script. That user has now transferred ownership of the spreadsheet to me so that I can manage the publishing going forward. However, when I try to publish, I get the following error:

Only the owner of a script can publish the script as an add-on.

Why doesn't the ownership of the parent sheet propagate down to the script and what can I do to fix this?

Answer 1

If they already published it, the app is published under an account that isn't yours. Because you cannot delete a script from the Google Developer page, the ownership of THAT version cannot be erased, so it can't be changed. But, because the script is linked back to your document, it won't let you republish that script again, because it's already published by an owner who isn't you.

Unfortunately, you have to copy and paste the script into your own sheet and publish it yourself.