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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
The Puzo estate aren't necessarily "vultures." They're just allegedly violating the contract.
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Did you also read what I quoted?
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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Believe Paramount or not, but do consider Puzo himself didn't farm out any derivatives while alive. It is just as easy to believe the estate is looking to test the clause in court to see if any money shakes loose.
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He made it sound like the estate is ignoring the wishes of the author and the benevolence of Paramount just to see "if any money shakes loose".
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
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.
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How long is the copyright in this case? Is it corporation-length, or author-length. This is the best way to see who has the copyright.