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https://i0.wp.com/www.authormedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/18618221_m.jpg?fit=820%2C584&ssl=1820584In 1977 my great grandfather wrote a book. A few years later he passed away. No one in my family knows who inherited the copyright. If a publisher wanted to reprint the book or make it available online they need permission to avoid breaking the law. But who should they ask? The copyright does not expire until 2052 so the problem will only intensify as his descendants multiply.