[FreakyT]

Agreed -- in addition, a shorter term like this fixes a major issue with using "life" specifically, which ends up unintentionally creating an incentive to murder the creator.

[maze-le]

Wow, never thought about it this way. Its probably a nice plot for a crime novel.

[EADGBE]

It'd be better to be able to by stock in an artist, and continue to let them live and create, while profiting yourself off those dividends.