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[–] Tweet@feddit.uk 0 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

If it was the day after they died, mightn't that have an unintended consequence of making it more likely that copyright holders would start "falling out of windows" just when it's convenient for producers and AI crooks to snaffle up their content, royalty-free?

[–] Tehdastehdas@piefed.social 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Isn't that how inheritance works? Everything including the long copyright get inherited immediately.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

... murder is also illegal?

In any case, I also believe copyright shouldn't be transferable, especially to companies.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Not for certain people.