Since I only had two extremes, I chose the "do away with"....
I do think 3 generations past the death of an author is far too long, and would settle for simply shortened copyright.
I have a friend who is writing a (reference) book who has licensed her book thus: (quoted in part)
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I have made arrangements for this book to be put into the public domain after my death for use by anyone and everyone under all circumstances. I refuse to sequester the information in the name of copyright when I am no longer around to benefit from it.
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The link to the full post containing her full licensing information is
HERE. She has a great sense of humour but actually does intend to print that in the front of her book.