Comment ... so it is a bigger waste of time ... (Score 1) 159
This sounds more like Facebook is a Bigger waste of time for More people than Google.
This sounds more like Facebook is a Bigger waste of time for More people than Google.
Since he is dead, he will not care if the series goes on. His wishes stopped carrying any weight when he stopped breathing.
The part that irks me is that the rights persist with his heirs. Too many people are getting by on the success of their ancestors.
If you are a musician, artist or author and you die, then you are not longer contributing to society. Your family needs to succeed or fail on their own ability and merits.
I can see a case for some rights to persist for a short term. Under the current system those rights are blown out of proportion to their relative contributions to society. Give the family 2-5 years to capitalize on the death of the rights holder, then put it in the public domain. Allow their contributions to society to really be a contribution and not a measure of greed.
As to whether or not a series should be continued against the 'dead' authors wishes, the market will show the viability of the product/work. If no one buys it then it speaks for itself. If it is popular, then it reinforces the reality that the original authors are not the only source of good ideas on that theme.
Some authors actually seem to understand this... They open their 'Story Universes' up to other authors to explore.
You can disagree if you like... That's what makes this system work... The 'right' to agree or disagree.
Done. Fill in the circle with a sharpie. Very easy.
Tried to pick the ones that will do the least damage.
Too many people are emotionally involved and can not make rational choices that help rather than hinder.
The more technology replaces humans, the more humans sink into poverty. It seems that technology is being used to create a wealthy, powerful minority and a poor, used majority that is now dependent upon the technology.
Consider Agri-Business. Non germinating plants for food? seems like a bad idea. Electronic voting that the general public does not understand and will eventually be forced to use in spite of distrust. How about providing the poor voters with a computer so they can be indoctr
Suggest you just sit there and wait till life gets easier.