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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Ok silly question, what difference does when the heir dies matter?
Copyright is Life +70 unless renewed.
Therefore if one writes a book, lives say 50 years more, then the book will automatically go into PD 70 years later if the heir does nothing.
So 120 years after the book is written, anyone can do anything with it.
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Because if nobody is around to keep it published or performed, people will forget about it. If nobody knows who owns the rights, it can't be published or performed.
Shari