>> In terms of copyright there is no thing like
>> 'lost ownership' Copyright (and other intelectual
>> property) is always originated by natural persons,
>> And if any kind of licencee (company, temopral owner)
>> is closed and no legal successor is available the rights
>> return to the original Author/Inventor.
> What happens if the author/inventor dies?
It comes to inheritance.
In fact, even copyright vanishes, but not before at least
50 Years.
Gruss
H.
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
Received on Thu Sep 03 1998 - 01:57:43 BST