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Originally Posted by ottdmk
The author is entitled to leave the rights to whatever heir he/she so designates. In Eddings' case, the US rights to certain novels were left to a university. To date, said university has shown no interest in exploiting them (or at the very least are really, really taking their time in doing so.)
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Precisely. Copyright is an asset and can be exploited (or not) in any way that the legatee desires. A copyright holder has an absolute right to choose not to publish a work that they hold the rights to.