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If you pay a bit of attention you see that dead people's wishes are worth very little to the living. Even regular people with basic requests are completely igno
by vasco 3y ago
If you pay a bit of attention you see that dead people's wishes are worth very little to the living. Even regular people with basic requests are completely ignored even if simple. Specially when the requests are things like "just don't sell X" or "please make sure Y person gets Z thing".
Trying to control what happens after we're dead is normal and I guess it can fuel motivation to work harder and have a purpose, but it's kinda pointless.
- ekianjo 3y agoYet copyright magically materializes for 75 years after the author has turned to dust
- drewcoo 3y agoBlame the mouse for that.
- MagnumOpus 3y agoAnd the endless greed of Mary Bono.
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- michaelt 3y ago> If you pay a bit of attention you see that dead people's wishes are worth very little to the living. In some cases there are good reasons for that, which is why common law has the "rule against perpetuities" After all, if some eccentric landowner in the 1800s was scared of electricity and put a clause in their will that electricity could never be used on their property - why should the rightful owners of the property in modern times be bound by the wishes of the long dead? Of course in the specific case of an author's hard drive, I think it's right to respect their wishes - I wouldn't want the contents of my hard drive published after my death, no matter how much joy it might bring to voyeurs.