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Originally Posted by shalym
Exactly. What if he hadn't been married, and had no living heir? Who gets control of the rights in that case? Does the book just fade into obscurity?
Shari
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That's of course the question. Some fairly well known authors who die without close heirs will their copyrights to foundations. I think that Heinlein and Eddings fall into this group. Others, well who knows? In theory, there might be someone distantly related. At least with real estate, there is a method where the property can be declared abandoned.