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Well, that's not that different. That's 21 years after the life of some person in being. If you want it to last a long time, you say youngest living descendant
by mminer237 4y ago
Well, that's not that different. That's 21 years after the life of some person in being. If you want it to last a long time, you say youngest living descendant of someone well-known, like the King of England, as then you presumably get the full ~90 years of some baby plus 21 years.
Corporate copyrights last a flat 95 years from publication.
Also, half of the US states have effectively done away the rule against perpetuities and statutorily allow perpetual trusts now: http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/olin_center/papers/pdf/Sitkoff_790.pdf#page=15 http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/olin_center/papers/pdf/S...