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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Anyone know what happens to copyrights when someone dies intestate with no heirs?
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There's always
somebody who inherits (if there is anything worth inheriting, that is). If somebody has no natural heirs and died intestate the estate is usually picked up by the state in the end. (It's a lengthy process, though.)
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... does ownership "revert to the state?"
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Yes.
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Which I'd think would mean "become public domain"
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No, not at all. The state becomes the new owner and can do with it what he wants, just as any rights holder could. The free state of Bavaria famously owns the rights to Hitler's My Struggle, e.g., and does not allow any new editions.