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[–] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This happens all the time to people who don't receive royalties. Parents die, kids get nothing. End of.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You might expand that to “society continuing to allow children to suffer because their parents are unable to care for them is a larger issue than the question of copyright.”

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Generally they earn a somewhat stable income over time as an employee. Most artists do the vast majority of their work unpaid at the time and then try to make money off of all that work afterwards.

    Plus companies wouldn't be negatively affected by this change, so it is just punishment for individuals.

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