[rollei_list] Re: Copyright Law
- From: Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:24:11 -0600
At 11:44 PM 12/1/2009, Frank Dernie wrote:
Why not have copyright end with the death of the original
artist/inventor, he doesn't need the income anymore and it would
avoid unseemly arguments from the family, who have done nothing to
earn the income.
Maybe the artist doesn't need any income but his heirs do. Our
friend who's father won the Oscar for scoring "The Wizard of Oz" gets
a few cents every time "Over the Rainbow" is played and she lives on
that income.
(Interestingly, he didn't write that song but scored the movie and
rehearsed Judy Garland over and over til she got it the way he wanted it.)
DAW
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