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Literary estate
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<p>The literary estate of a deceased <a href="/facts/Author/9pcsEamu">author</a> consists mainly of the <a href="/facts/Copyright/7GHEWEx9">copyright</a> and other <a href="/facts/Intellectual_property/PqHW9mVP">intellectual property</a> rights of published works, including <a href="/facts/Film_rights/1slI9V6q">film</a>, <a href="/facts/Translation/2foI82so">translation</a> rights, original manuscripts of published work, unpublished or partially completed work, and papers of intrinsic literary interest such as correspondence or personal diaries and records. In <a href="/facts/Academia/Q1cenQyr">academia</a>, the <a href="/facts/German_language/oWaQIDA8">German</a> term <i><a href="/facts/Nachlass/gGlNearM">Nachlass</a></i> for the legacy of papers is often used. </p>