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Originally Posted by Ramen
If writing is a normal job, then why should a wife receive income once the husband is dead (or vice versa)? After all, if you're a banker and you die, your wife also doesn't continue to receive your income. That's where personal wealth, possible insurances and the social system comes in.
Why should writing be an exception?
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Nobody's saying that it should be.
A "salaried" job is an inappropriate analogy. A writer is more akin to someone who's set up their own business, and is paying a manager (the publisher) to run it for them. The author receives an income from the business, even though he doesn't actively work in the business.
Now, our business owner dies. Can his wife continue to receive income from the business? Sure - the law has no problem with company ownership being passed to your descendents. Should the author's situation be different?