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Originally Posted by howyoudoin
The crux of the debate here is whether authors or content creators ought to be categorised as the former or the latter. I think it should be the former, since even an established business needs proper work to be out in to keep it running after the demise of the first proprietor.
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The same is true for a book. Unless it continues to be printed, sold and marketed, the heirs will not make any money.
I think it would be a significant disincentive for many authors to be told that they could not make financial provision for their family after their death. We might disagree about how long that provision should continue (personally I think 70 years is too long), but I'm strongly in favour of the principle that an author's dependents should continue to benefit after the author's death.