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1. peridox91 (peridox91)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Nov-2012 11:19:36 EST peridox91

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   Thinking ahead: What happens when a GPL license holder dies? Public Domain? Also, on a side note, what happens to Linux when Torvalds dies?
   • rysiek (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Nov-2012 11:31:12 EST rysiek

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     • peridox91
     @peridox91 ask a copyright lawyer near you. the copyrights are transferred according to last will of the deceased person, or if none is
   • rysiek (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Nov-2012 11:31:56 EST rysiek

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     • peridox91
     @peridox91 written, to the next of kin. copyrights are valid for a number of years from the moment of death of the original author.
   • rysiek (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Nov-2012 11:32:19 EST rysiek

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     • peridox91
     @peridox91 after this time, the code goes into Public Domain indeed.
   • peridox91 (peridox91)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Nov-2012 11:43:13 EST peridox91

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     I see. That's right. Normal copyright rules still apply.