He also had schemes to update the copyright on his books by republishing them with selected excerpts from his autobiography -- hoping that the new material would extend his copyright lease. He wanted to provide for his children (although he said his grandkids would have to fend for themselves).
Changes in copyright law, the death of most of his children and the financial security of the rest allowed him to discard the idea.
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Date: 2010-11-30 04:39 am (UTC)He also had schemes to update the copyright on his books by republishing them with selected excerpts from his autobiography -- hoping that the new material would extend his copyright lease. He wanted to provide for his children (although he said his grandkids would have to fend for themselves).
Changes in copyright law, the death of most of his children and the financial security of the rest allowed him to discard the idea.
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