Copyright After Death: The Blaxx Bacchanal
Copyright After Death: The Blaxx Bacchanal Dareem Scipio* The family of the late soca Icon Blaxx has issued a warning to those seeking to release his songs recorded but not released before his death. In response there has been various types of commentary on social media many of which highlight a clear ignorance of how intellectual property law works. One social media post in particular was the definition of oxymoronic. In one vein the author expressed his disappointment with the family of the late singer’s actions and made some accusations against the deceased singer’s estate. On the other hand, the author called for the release of the music to be done in the right way, unaware maybe, that the family’s action might be part of the process of doing it the right way. This short blogpost is in response to the confusion surrounding the ownership of copyright following the death of a person. Duration of Copyright Protection Generally, copyright protection survives the death of a...