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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
I just made the same statement in another thread, but Elfwreck made some good points that made me rethink that.
If it expires immediately at death:
1. It discourages creating work late in life since they and their family will see little to nothing out of it if they die right as it comes out etc.
2. It discourages the family for publishing works posthumously if the copyright died with the creator as they'll see nothing out of it.
So I do think the copyright does need to go beyond death--but maybe it can apply to works that have been out for 10 years or less (late life works) and only last for 15-25 years past death rather than 50 or 75 as a compromise.
That way you don't have books written when they were 20 still under copy right 100+ years later as they lived to 100 and the copyright carries on etc.
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valid point. there is now a good example with The Wheel Of Time series by Robert Jordan who died before he had concluded it. he left substantial notes and partially written chapters in addition to having discussed it at length with his wife. the series will be written to the conclusion under his name along with the new co-author. I know there have been quite a few other examples of this sort of situation. what happens to these books then?