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Ok... first, I haven't read all 34 pages of this thread but here my humble opinion.
I think copyright laws should be valid just for the lifetime of the author and extended only for supporting his nuclear family (like wife + underage son/daughter). Yes, because everyone has the right to earn their daily bread.
But beyond that... I think the people that profit from a book after the author's death are disgusting leeches and lowlifes. These people are practically earning (not even inheriting) money without having worked for it. This is not like an inheritance you have to work with, like hotel chains or a business. I think it should be enough if the inheritance is bucketloads of already earned money if the author became a millionaire with a book.
In addition, some science books should be released from copyrights in some poor regions. I'm pretty sure that in countries of the third world you're not going to or even CAN get that $400 medicine book, you're thankful for even getting an education at all! Enforcing copyright laws in such environments is utterly ridiculous and imposses clear veil of ignorance onto people without resources!
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