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Originally Posted by ekbell
Why in the world would anyone deserve to be making money off their several times great grandfather's work? ...
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So, should grandchildren of business owners be forced to give up their grandfather's business? Tolkien made the bulk of his money (in later years) by writing and selling his books. Rockefeller made a lot of his money selling gas. Why should he be able to pass down his assets to his heirs while Tolkien shouldn't be able to do so? Should business assets go into the public domain, after the death of the company founder, plus 50 years? Why do we undervalue the livelihood of writers?