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Yes, 6 months isn't very long, but I would imagine that most authors would keep an eye on their own books - their heirs might not, but that's their problem (my personal feeling is that 70 years after an author's death is too long anyway; I'd prefer it to be 25, with perhaps an option to renew for another 25 , except in cases such as with Peter Pan, where the author wills the royalties to a charitable institution).
It doesn't seem (assuming the translation is accurate) that the publisher does get priority - it states 'equal representation for both author and publisher'.
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