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What if those descendants helped and supported the author? What if that help and support went on for many years while the author was working on his "masterpiec
by sourcecodeplz 4y ago
What if those descendants helped and supported the author?
What if that help and support went on for many years while the author was working on his "masterpiece"?
What if that masterpiece was released just years before his death?
How can people be so nihilists about this?
- louhike 4y agoAnd what if they didn't? What if the persons who supported them were not from their family? Furthermore, have you look at the release dates in the article? It was almost 100 years ago. The article give an example of the Arthur Conan Doyle estate which sued Netflix two years ago.
- sourcecodeplz 4y agoYes, I've read the article. > And what if they didn't? If they didn't, or didn't get along then it's possible the author could have left the rights of his estate to someone else. If there is no will, things go by default to family.
- purpleblue 4y agoThere should be no rights to give after you die. Copyright should die along with the author.
- mhuffman 4y ago>How can people be so nihilists about this? The intent of copyright was never to be a never-ending "golden goose"! It was to give a very limited sole ability to monetize something in exchange for moving the arts and sciences forward. Generational wealth was never a consideration. Nor was how helpful other people were to the enterprise. It is amazing that the perception (and reality thanks to unlimited money from mega-corps) has changed to be something that someone "owns" and is "owed". It isn't and never was. It was only ever meant to be an encourangment for the good of society not for the individual.
- purpleblue 4y agoWho cares? That's their problem. Sometimes people invest money that loses them money. That's life.