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Fixed term of 20 years for humans, 10 years for non-humans.
There are not many authors whose works will still be making money after 20 years. Time to write a new book.
As for companies, they're in it purely for the money. I asked about the books of one of Sweden's greatest writers recently (Marianne Fredriksson). Less than 20 years from first publication, some of them were no longer available from the publisher.
If useful inventions, drugs, etc have a license period of about 20 years, why on earth should things intended purely for entertainment have a license period up to five times longer. I'd use the same system for music, film, etc.
As to the objection that we can't shorten a period (life+50) after the convention is signed, if we can lengthen it as was done recently for music, then I think we can shorten it.
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