a) Shakespeare's dead.
b) There were no copyright laws in his time (and his work was largely published by English printers who paid him absolutely no royalties at all as a result)
and c) his copyrights, had he any, would have expired by this date anyway.
If any artist wants to quit and vanish, whatever his reason, that's his right and our loss. If you have any of their art in your hard drive, then you were lucky and you should count your blessings. But NO ONE has the right to resurrect their work without their permission. Period.
a) Shakespeare's dead.
b) There were no copyright laws in his time (and his work was largely published by English printers who paid him absolutely no royalties at all as a result)
and c) his copyrights, had he any, would have expired by this date anyway.
If any artist wants to quit and vanish, whatever his reason, that's his right and our loss. If you have any of their art in your hard drive, then you were lucky and you should count your blessings. But NO ONE has the right to resurrect their work without their permission. Period.