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Originally Posted by bhartman36
On the other hand, disrespecting the wishes of a dead man -- especially when you're taking control of his creative work and basically whoring it out -- is not cool.
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I tend to agree. There was a time when people didn't have to worry about whether or not this would be an issue.
On the one hand, I think Christopher Tolkien did a great job with his father's works (though, that i know of, he did not request otherwise). But on the other hand, I am grateful that Charles Schultz did not leave anything behind as his kis are willing to sell anything he ever touched to the highest bidder. And thats the problem - you can never be assured of someones movitvations. Chris Tolkien spent years working on his father's works. But you never know if thats always going to be the case. Often, you can see a money grab for what its worth, but were I an author with any talent, I'd want control over this.
This is why you leave the duties of destruction to your lawyer. We have a professional as well as legal responsibility to adhere to your wishes after death.