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Originally Posted by ApK
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There is also a less clear (to me, as I'm not an IP expert) issue concerning orphaned works, works where there is no way to determine who to ask for permissions, but I don't think that's an issue for Mark Twain's works.
On the other hand, Mark Twain, in his own copyright reform advocacy, said something like he wanted to protect his copyright for himself and his children. His grandchildren 'could fend for themselves.'
So maybe he meant to release his works to the public domain after his children passed....?
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That's what it sounds like to me. Makes sense. As parents we try to do our best for our children, and hopefully teach them to do the best for their children, etc. Of course, if we happen to do well enough to help our grandchildren as well, then Yay!