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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
You know, after reading so many posts about how copyright needs to extend far, far beyond the life of the author to protect the interests of those that they leave behind, it seems that they are now considered some kind of vultures that try to make money out of the work that someone else has done.
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The Puzo estate aren't necessarily "vultures." They're just allegedly violating the contract.
Again, Puzo himself voluntarily signed the deal. Copyright is very flexible, and in most nations includes lots of provisions for the transfer of copyright. His estate is still "provided for" in the sense that they still receive payments deriving from the series.