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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
I'm wondering about limitations of time with respect to proceeds going to an estate? (In whatever country the estate is in, and I guess in whatever country the deal was made in if it's a different country.
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The very nature of copyright, which continues in effect for some period after the death of the author, ensures that royalties continue to go to an estate. The limiting time is the time of the copyright. The estate can never be fully wound-up while it is still entitled to income, though I suppose the entitlement to the particular copyright or the income from particular copyrights could be given to a particular person under the will or by agreement amongst the beneficiaries. But the rights attaching to the copyright will still belong to the estate or someone inheriting until it expires.