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Absolutely. There's also absolutely zero sense that if there's any term based on the lifetime of the authors, that it should extend a single day after their de
by stephen_g 2y ago
Absolutely.
There's also absolutely zero sense that if there's any term based on the lifetime of the authors, that it should extend a single day after their death.
I'd definitely prefer a 20-30 year fixed term, but if it was going to be based on lifetime then it should only be until the death of the author.
- devsda 2y agoThe problem with that is some ridiculous edge cases. Young book author agrees to a profit share agreement with publisher and works most of the time. Has an accidental death at launch party, his work is in public domain now, and the publisher & author's family are in trouble ? Or it simply makes publishers reluctant to work with old authors and be biased towards healthy young writers.
- aucisson_masque 2y agoWhat's it got to see with publisher or family ? Publisher takes risk every time they publish book, sometimes they loose money sometimes they earn a lot. This wouldn't deter them from publishing young author, maybe even the opposite because statistically they would have more chance to live long. If I'm alive and I work, I provide for my family. If I'm dead then im not providing for my family anymore. why should it be different for authors ?
- stephen_g 2y agoYes that's why it shouldn't have any bearing at all on lifetime, and why I prefer a fixed term of 20-30 years.
- criddell 2y agoI don't have particularly strong feelings on this particular issue, but I do take issue with worrying about edge cases. By definition, edge cases are infrequent and unlikely occurrences. Trying to account for every possibility is a way of making sure nothing ever changes. It's a form of perfect being the enemy of good. For this particular scenario, I would tell publishers and authors to take out a life or accidental death insurance policy.