Rod, at 22:20 on May 31 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> I don't even know for sure if musical works come under the same
BG> (or similar) classifications as books or written works, but I'd
BG> imagine so.  I do know that his copyrights will be inherited by 
BG> me, but I don't think that my own heirs have any claim on them if 
BG> I die. I am only speaking from hearsay, so don't take that as 
BG> being read.

RS> It sounds pretty garbled. Yes, you can inherit it for some time 
RS> after the death of the author. That eventually expires. Its got 
RS> nothing to do with your death at all and the royaltys can continue 
RS> on to who ever you care to pass them on to, until the copyright 
RS> expires on the time limit.

That sounds logical, and in any case, I'd likely only be worried if it
related to a song like "Hey Jude" or whatever, but a few
miserable TV game show themes are hardly worthy of a 50 year copyright IMO.
 Indeed, most fall by the wayside after just a year or two, and it's
extremely rare that they last 10 years, as WOF and SOTC have managed to do.

Regards, Bill
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