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Old 11-22-2020, 11:40 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by haertig View Post
IMHO, simple ("claimed") copyright should belong to the author and nobody else. The copyright lasts as long as the author does ... the author dies, and the work becomes public domain. No complicated formulas that look at years - just a simple question, "Is the author dead or alive?" Easy way to determine basic copyright.
You're the author. You write your book and it's published today. Tomorrow you die. What should happen to the copyright?
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