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Good call. You can hardly find cases where the heirs of great authors didn't simply leech off the estate, normally with little to no regard to artistic integrit
by glimshe 3y ago
Good call. You can hardly find cases where the heirs of great authors didn't simply leech off the estate, normally with little to no regard to artistic integrity.
- BeFlatXIII 3y agoThis could be fixed by making IP become public domain on the author's death instead of an asset to the estate. Make the heirs earn their own livings.
- sonofhans 3y agoChristopher Tolkien is, as always, the exception that proves this rule.
- xeonmc 3y agoConsidering that the creation process heavily involved Christopher in that their father-son story time inspired a large part of it, one could probably qualify him as a coauthor in terms of non-financial attachment to the works.
- bigiain 3y agoAnd Frank Zappa's family, with the exception of his son Dweezil...
- vonjuice 3y agoMust be a revenge for giving him that name
- bigiain 3y agoHeh. One of Dweezils sisters is "Moon Unit"... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Zappa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Zappa (Oh, and Dweezil is the one who's trying very hard to maintain his father's legacy, the rest of the family is cashing in and selling out at every opportunity.)