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Old 03-01-2012, 10:43 AM   #18
Rob Lister
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Originally Posted by xg4bx View Post
copyright should end at death. does your family keep collecting money in perpetuity if you spent your life working in a warehouse? no. so why should they if you wrote a book?
because working in a warehouse is a work for hire.

the owner of the warehouse keeps the capital generated by the hired work and can pass it down as he sees fit (death taxes withstanding).
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