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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
I'd consider death of the creator, with one caveat: That any financial dependents/immediate family members, if unable to take care of themselves through age (old or young) or infirmity, would continue to draw copyright until they were either of legal age to make their own living, established another source of income, or died.
That means the wife of a creator could draw upon it if the creator died before her, until she died or established other significant income, and a pre-adult would draw the income until they were a legal adult.
Anyone who was outside of the creator's circle of financial dependence would not be able to draw copyright upon the creator's death.
(I personally see this as a good arrangement for patents, as well.)
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That was my exact reasoning for choosing death plus 25. This would also benefit the family if the death comes at an early age, with dependents left behind.
I also wouldn't mind seeing an option for authors at publishing. If the standard is set at death plus 25 years, for example, the author can choose that or, select a longer duration, for an additional fee.