Unless other agreements were made, his heirs would own the rights. However, most negotiations are done with publishers.
Samuel Beckett's estate owns the copyrights and the estate is currently run by his nephew.
Brentwood-Benson.
Random House.
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Little Ruby Tunes.
Frances Bean Cobain does.
Abbott and Costello Enterprises.
The original works are in the public domain; however certain translations and editions may still be protected.Below , at the related link , are a number of works by the Russian author Ivan Turgenev that are freely available at Project Gutenberg .
Which one? There appear to be at least three songs by this name.
Various songs are controlled by various companies and individuals.
Warner Tamerlane and Sony/ATV Songs.
No he will not, because Vince McMahon owns all rights and copyrights to WCW