What about the money earned from republishing the works of those deceased authors?
Those who had passed away were generally calculated according to the inheritance method. To be specific, it was necessary to first determine the copyright, adaptation rights, translation rights, and all other related rights of his work after his death. If the inheritance was insufficient, it might be evenly distributed by the common heirs. Then, when the work was published again, it would need to be settled according to the distribution of the inheritance, including publishing fees, printing fees, publicity fees, and so on. These fees are usually paid by the publishing company, but the specific distribution method may vary according to the distribution of the estate. It should be noted that due to death, copyright transactions and royalty settlements cannot be carried out. Therefore, when he published his work again, he had to first determine the distribution of the inheritance and then settle it according to the relevant regulations.