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Re:Sherlock Holmes Is in the Public Domain, American Judge R... by danielweber on Saturday December 28, 2013 @10:08AM (#6975126)
It shouldn't be based on lifetimes or the number of generations, just a flat number of years.

If I buy an annuity that pays out over 50 years, it should pay out over 50 years, whether or not I die tomorrow or I live another hundred.

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