My friend, Paul Fischer, tweeted a link to a post on Nail Gaiman’s blog. The post does a very good job os describing the problems that can arise in the absence of a will in regards to a creator’s works. There are many, many examples of a creator’s heirs very much going against their spoken and known wishes simply for lack of the proper document. So read the story yourself, take the advice, and pass it on.
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Doubtless good advice, but still risky. One’s designated copyright heirs might turn evil, or themselves not bother with a will. The best insurance for one’s creative legacy is giving the public rights to use that legacy without permission of any executor, e.g., through a Creative Commons license.