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Originally Posted by Xenophon
The answer is two-fold. Historically, the argument was the "widows and orphans" argument. To use a musical example George Gershwin composed Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris (not to mention a ton of hit popular songs!) at quite a young age. He then died tragically young (at 39). Would you claim that his widow and children (if any) should not have been allowed to receive royalties on those compositions after his death? |
I'd love it if my company would continue to send a paycheck to my wife and kids after I die. Unfortunately that's not how the real world works... unless you're part of the copyright scam.