[Coco] Lonnie Falk died June 9, 2006

[Arthur Flexser]

> Michael Wayne Harwood <michael at musicheadproductions.org> wrote:

> I am thinking of sending an email to the current mayor to ask if he might be
> able to direct me to the attorney (if any) that is handling the estate. Does
> anyone know for a fact how a contract is handled in the event that one of
> the parties passes away? I assume that the copyright to the Rainbow has
> passed to one or more heirs and I will need to establish an agreement with
> them.

I wouldn't assume that, though I'm not a lawyer.  Seems to me that as long as
you fulfill your end of the contract (i.e., pay the required fees to the
estate), the estate would have no grounds to void the agreement unless there is
something in the contract that provides for it.  Otherwise, weird things could
happen:  suppose a studio pays me a million dollars for the movie rights to my
book, and the next day I die.  Does that mean they're screwed out of a million
bucks?

Art