Thread: Duration of copyright poll.
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Old 07-23-2008, 04:50 AM   #142
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Originally Posted by Jellby View Post
The parents could have sold the rights to their work for Y dollars (maybe X>Y, or maybe Y>X) and have all that money in a bank account.
Thats not the way it runs. As the buyer usually doesn't have a clue how much money the rights are worth, thats why AFAIK publishers give you "revenue by sales" deals.

Also AFAIk even when you sell exclusively the copyright, the length it is valid depends on *your* life, not on the one who buys it.
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