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Originally Posted by pilotbob
I just don't think that will fly. If you publish and die a year later, the publishers won't have the exclusive anymore... I don't expect they want that to happen. Especially for Steven Kink, JK Rawling and some of the other prolific witter's publishers.
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Originally Posted by nekokami
I'd be ok with that too.  But I'm ok with a fixed limit regardless of the lifespan of the author, and I think it would be a lot easier to administer and check. |
Which is why I am for a fixed limit as well. It's simpler and it's impartial, meaning independent of your lifespan or when in your life you wrote the book you know you will get royalities for X years. Or your family*.
*: I really don't like this part in the sense that it's a reason for longer copyrights. Not because I'm anti-social (quite the contrary actually) but because it's a huge exception to almost every other occupation. Then again, I'm also pissed at the ricidulous vages for musicians and actors**.
Edit: **: The "Top Acts" and "One Hit Wonders" of course, not the legion of other musicians and actors that can't survive on their art income.