https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/11/kurt-vonnegut-and-the-maddening-zealotry-of-literary-estates/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:17:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/11/kurt-vonnegut-and-the-maddening-zealotry-of-literary-estates/comment-page-1/#comment-128765 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:17:38 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=25367#comment-128765 The decision of whether, when, and how a work is first published is one of the most important protected by copyright. I think this is more smart financial planning than zealotry. Once the letters are published, anyone can quote them for commentary purposes under fair use.

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