Originally Posted by myrroddin
Doesn't copyright exist until 50 years after the creator's death? It does for books, at least. That is why Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (1954) cannot be published by just anyone. Ian Fleming Publications owns that book's copyright until 2015, which is 50 years after Ian Fleming passed away.
On the other hand, everyone can publish Lord of the Rings, because Tolkien died longer ago.
Do digital creations not follow this same rule?
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For the record, Ian Flemming died in 1964, J. R. R. Tolkien died in 1973.