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Originally Posted by doubleshuffle
I have come up with an argument for extending copyright for a few years after the author's death. Say an author dies, having just finished a book for which they were paid a large advance; perhaps the publisher has already spent money to advertise the book as well - it's only fair if the publisher has exclusive rights to the book for a while, isn't it?
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I think reasonable copyright periods of a few years would cover this situation.
Barry