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Oh, please. That's a distinction without a difference unless you're saying that German authors can't hire legal representation or assistants and must actively n
by fluidcruft 11y ago
Oh, please. That's a distinction without a difference unless you're saying that German authors can't hire legal representation or assistants and must actively negotiate and manage each license solo.
- mason55 11y agoThe distinction is that once the author dies the work falls into the public domain. For as long as they are alive they can license it to a company, and the company can defend it or do whatever, but when the owner dies the copyright dies with them.
- fluidcruft 11y agoI don't see how that can be possible. The Berne Convention established a minimum of 50 years after death and the EU harmonized to 70 years after death.