Regardless of whether or not an artist is considered 'dead' to his community, his copyrights are still valid until 70 years past his actual death. You cannot repost his work without his permission, or, in the event of his death, the permission of his family or estate. When those rights do finally expire, the work becomes public property, but not until then.
B) is pretty much a strong argument for the existence of copyrights in the first place.
Regardless of whether or not an artist is considered 'dead' to his community, his copyrights are still valid until 70 years past his actual death. You cannot repost his work without his permission, or, in the event of his death, the permission of his family or estate. When those rights do finally expire, the work becomes public property, but not until then.
B) is pretty much a strong argument for the existence of copyrights in the first place.