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His estate decided to modify the property they own to exclude words they found offensive. Do the owners of a book with the rights to its publication not have t
by cogman10 2y ago
His estate decided to modify the property they own to exclude words they found offensive. Do the owners of a book with the rights to its publication not have the right to publish whatever they like?
The only thing I don't like about this is copyright keeps his books from being republished by anyone but his estate. Copyright lasts far too long.
- baobabKoodaa 2y agoThey had legal rights, sure. But moral rights? No. Any author would turn in their grave at the mere thought of a publishing house bowdlerizing their work after they're no longer around to defend it.