The original is out of copyright, and has therefore become part of the global creative commons. A strong, practical copyright is the only assurance we have that this creative activity will continue." Most people agree that the world would be poorer without the works of Picasso, and in so far as his "creative activity" was supported by copyright, copyright must be a Good Thing. But, you might ask, what is the "creative activity" of Picasso's estate? Actually, it enjoys more: in Picasso's lifetime, copyright lasted only 50 years beyond an artist's death.

Source: CNN November 23, 2017 14:29 UTC