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by yoyohello13 720 days ago
Really it should be opt-in. All currently dead artists should be off limits by default.
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The question would be who this rule is for.

It's not for the artists, they're dead. It's not for the right holders, as they're already in control of what happens with the likelihood of the deceased artist. If it's for the family, they should be set as right holders from the start if it mattered to the artist.

Is it for the public then ? Should the public have a say on how the right holder monetize their assets ?

I see an argument from preventing art pieces from disappearing at the will of the right holder, but preventing creation of new art should not be a public decision IMHO.

How does that notion mesh with existing precedent on the public domain regarding intellectual property?