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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: LMS on March 09, 2017, 19:23

Title: Leaving your microstock portfolios to an heir
Post by: LMS on March 09, 2017, 19:23

Does anyone have any information on how to go about this or if it is even feasible?

Title: Re: Leaving your microstock portfolios to an heir
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on March 09, 2017, 21:11

http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/once-maybe-we-will-die/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/once-maybe-we-will-die/)

http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/what-will-happen-to-my-stock-photos-when-i-pass-on/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/what-will-happen-to-my-stock-photos-when-i-pass-on/)

http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/how-to-leave-royalties-to-survivors-after-death-answers-from-the-agencies/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/how-to-leave-royalties-to-survivors-after-death-answers-from-the-agencies/)

Title: Re: Leaving your microstock portfolios to an heir
Post by: LMS on March 09, 2017, 23:28

Thank you.

Title: Re: Leaving your microstock portfolios to an heir
Post by: unnonimus on March 12, 2017, 09:08

In the US, copyright ownership is transferred using a Copyright Transfer Agreement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_transfer_agreement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_transfer_agreement)

According to the US government:
"The ownership of a copyright may be transferred in whole or in part by any means of conveyance or by operation of law, and may be bequeathed by will or pass as personal property by the applicable laws of intestate succession."
https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html (https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html)