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Originally Posted by pwalker8
As far as what an author does in their personal life, I don't really focus on that. I can see the point if they are still alive and you don't want your money going to someone who _fill in the blank of whatever thing you consider despicable_ but once they are dead, what's the point? As long as it doesn't leak into their writing, it's moot.
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I disagree. There’s still the issue of the other stakeholders who benefited and continue to benefit from the sale of works under copyright. A publisher who looked the other way and continued to publish, spouses and children who tolerated the offensive attitudes and behaviors - I wouldn’t choose to support them, either.
Obviously, the nature of the offense, the context of the time and time elapsed all figure in this. Another factor is the importance of the work. But popular fiction is an easy call; there’s always something else of a similar caliber to read. However, this is highly situational, both for the reader and for the individual artist. I’m just saying that death doesn’t whitewash an author or his works, not while money is still involved.