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Originally Posted by nekokami
Then again, I'm not much of a fan of inherited wealth overall....
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There's actually a difference of inheriting wealth, which is a tangible property, not granted by the right of the law... (gold is real). Where as a copyright is as you said a granted ownership of the right to do something.
I am all for Rawlings kids getting all of her wealth that she choose to pass on without the Tax man getting ANY of it... she already paid taxes on all those earnings. (No, I don't want to start a discussion about inheritance tax). But, for them to have rights to the books she wrote all their lifes, and all their kids, kids lifes... if this were the case nothing would ever get to the public domain.
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