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Originally Posted by Format C:
If I was your employee and demanded to be paid again and again for 98 years after my death for the same work I did once, how would you call me?
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(In the States, I cannot speak for other countries) Many working artists who’s primarily income is derived from the sale of their art do not posses health insurance, or pensions, or 401k’s or many of the benefits that most working folks take for granted.
And, yes, through pension plans, most employers continue to (at least partially) support their workers until the day they take their least breath – and surviving spouses continue to receive benefits as well.
At the very least, artists should be allowed to continue to profit from the sale of their works while they’re still here with us.
The great majority of artists never acheive the sort of success that we attribute to the successful.