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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
That's an interesting question; I imagine in the "life+x" countries, it's common practice to apply actuarial assumptions in cases where the author's date of death can't be determined (e.g. you can assume a life span of x years for a male born on x date). It probably doesn't come up that often in any event.
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I think it will become more of an issue over the next decade or two as the switch from paper book to ebook continues. There's a lot of upfront expenditures for creating a new print edition, but all it takes for an ebook is a dedicated fan and a few hours. Of course, one of the problems with the multi-generation copyright terms, most older works except for best sellers will be forgotten by the next generation.