Comment on If copyright on a work expired immediately after death, would be that a bad or good idea?
fubarx@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Plot: a rival publisher hires a killer to murder a successful author over the copyright.
Comment on If copyright on a work expired immediately after death, would be that a bad or good idea?
fubarx@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Plot: a rival publisher hires a killer to murder a successful author over the copyright.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I was just thinking about that. If the copyright is tied to the author being alive, that’s essentially putting a huge target on your back. People have mysteriously died for much less than that.