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Originally Posted by stustaff
Most civilised countries also charge some kind of sales tax, therefore for every sale of his book the public receive money thus reclaiming that wealth for the collective, however once copyright expires the family get nothing.
With that lump sum in the bank that say a big business man has genrated no one comes and takes it away from his family?
why not? if you can justify taking something of value from the great great great grand children of an author why not the great great great grand children of a business man?
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Absolutely. They didn't write the book, he did. The money he made during his lifetime can be inherited. Why should they, or whoever chiseled him out of the ownership rights (which happens) benefit for 2-3 generations after his death? It makes no sense. The government has already protected his copyright for his lifetime.