Is a mass shooting manifesto subject to copyright restrictions?

[Penis Drager 2.0]

Like if someone were to publish theirs shortly before committing the act, could they obtain royalties and use that money to live large off prison commissary?

 

[CallmeCicada]

Any earning would probably be taken as compensation for the surving victims or their families. So no.

 

[We Are The Witches]

Any earning would probably be taken as compensation for the surving victims or their families. So no.

You're probably right, a quick search on Google about that Nashville shooter says that a judge ruled that the manifesto's copyright belonged to the victim's families/loved ones.

So there are copyright restrictions, but the owners would be the affected ones.

 

[Riftrunner]

The CIA needs to include a course in Creative Commons licensing when they train their next shooter.

 

[dick brain]