Marcie wrote: <A greedy (or uncaring) publisher or uncaring (or hateful) relative could bury our work in much the same way as Miss Channer's work is being buried... for nearly 3/4 of a century after we die, or longer if a corporation can get hold of the copyright! I appreciate Vivienne and other's wish to make a fair return on their work and I would never advocate copying a *living* author's work, but for heaven's sake do you really want your *legacy* consigned to obscurity at the whim of someone else?>
If you register your book for Public Lending Right in the UK (an author is paid an extremely small pittance every time a book is borrowed from a public library to make up for loss of royalties) there is a reminder that you need to assign this to a person or organisation in your will. I contacted a lawyer friend, and asked about copyright. As a result, in my will my Public Lending Right, any royalties being earned if my books are still in print, and the copyright on them are assigned to the British Heart Foundation (a charity researching into heart disease) on my death, purely because DH survived 2 heart attacks. That way someone continues to benefit regardless of what the publisher or my relatives want. It's my right to decide. It's not a lot in monetary terms, but every little helps. I don't think many authors or artists have thought that their work forms part of their estate and therefore don't think about including it in their will. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
