Copyright is something that is granted by the general public because as a whole everybody benefits from new works. This has been subverted in Europe, in that ar

Copyright is something that is granted by the general public because as a whole everybody benefits from new works. This has been subverted in Europe, in that artists are entitled to have control over their works in ways other people don't. For example, an engineer has no control over an object after it has been sold. Nor do the heirs of an engineer get royalties if an object becomes rare an later gets sold for a lot of money. Currently, too many works are effectively lost because it is unclear who has the copyright, or the rights are spread over too many people that effective negotiation of a new contract is impossible. There are also plenty of works that people consider part of their culture, where the rights are held privately. Famous cases in Europe are the Atomium in Belgium (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium) or the Little Mermade in Denmark (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue)) The most simple way to fix the current system to limit copyright terms to 20 years. There is no need for a copyright system where the heirs of a artist makes more money than the artist themselves. And as a business, if to can't make a good return on an investment within 20 years, then it is time to do something else.