Dutch children photographed at Ellis IslandDear Rich: My dad is a fine-arts photographer. His photographs have been exhibited in gallery shows many times. On his computer, he has many thousands of images, pretty much all the same quality as those he has shown. He does not mention his intellectual property or copyrights in his will, only"his artworks" meaning the ones hanging on the walls of his house. What should he write in his will if he wants his five kids to be able to split the profits equally from these images, should they ever get published within the copyright period but after his death, and actually produce a royalty or money from their sale? We can't provide the language to use in a will -- state laws differ and we're not an estate planning expert -- but we can highlight five important issues.Artworks. You state that your Dad is using the term "artworks" and that it refers to pictures hanging in his home. To avoid confusion…
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