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Originally Posted by JDK1962
Your position (forgive me if I've misunderstood) appears to be a blanket "if it was unfinished/unsold/unpublished at time of death, then it's off limits."
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Then you did misunderstand. I was challenging the various commentary that suggested the public had more of a right to decide the issue than the creator. The creator may indeed intend his work to be made available posthumously... but I maintain that it is the creator's decision, and in the case of no information from the creator, I do not automatically believe that work should be released. I'd like to see a lot more consideration given to such acts, and the decision coming down on an ethical, rather than a profit-driven motive.
True, it means some works we presently hold dear would not have gotten to us. But I believe the upholding of personal and societal ethics is more important than the loss of a creative work.