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Re:Norm Macdonald website with every ep of Norm Macdonald Li... by hammock on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:04AM (#29562309)
God forbid a father create IP that can feed his family long after he's dead. You need your head checked. I mean even giving your argument some credence, the man died before he hit retirement age.
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Re:Norm Macdonald website with every ep of Norm Macdonald Li... by tarboreus on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @10:51AM (#29567637)
This is what we have life insurance for, not intellectual property.
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Re:Norm Macdonald website with every ep of Norm Macdonald Li... by hammock on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:04PM (#29568650)
If Norm had known he was going to die at 61 and that, according to your policy, nothing he ever created would be allowed to make money for his estate/his son's well-being after he died, do you think he would have behaved the same way during his life?

Separate question, do you think it's OK to change the rules after someone dies and take away money they thought their estate/son/beneficiaries were going to get based on the rules at the time?

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Re:Norm Macdonald website with every ep of Norm Macdonald Li... by tanseydavid on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @01:49PM (#29570065)
Conflating Intellectual Property rights and Life Insurance is not even logical.
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