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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
ok, here's a question. My uncle wrote a book on his experiences in WWII, plus wrote lots of letters home. His book wasn't published in his lifetime, but is being published now by a military history publisher. My cousin, his daughter, is publishing his letters through Amazon. Who should own the copyright on these items? is it years after my uncle's death, or years after my cousin's death?
(quick answer: on the copyright page of both is my cousin's name. She did extensive editing and formatting on both documents, and she deserves it for all the work she's done on them. I'm just putting the situation out there for conversation.)
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I think that depends on whether he declared someone his heirs (as in a will or intent). If he left everything to someone else, well technically they probably own the letters and the rights, etc.