The dead can't own property, but Gail Zappa and the Zappa Family Trust owns a big vault of unreleased original FZ music, and they need money so they can make new records and films for us. Besides, I would think that Frank himself gave her some instructions about how to manage his legacy.
On the other hand, one might get the impression that she HAS some sort of copyright fetish, even registering THE MOUSTACHE as a trademark. The name Dweezil is also copyrighted, as well as "Frank Zappa", "Zappa" and "FZ". But that's all right with me, as long as she keeps releasing new material. (Baby Snakes on DVD was one of the greatest experiences of my life, so far).
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The dead can't own property, but Gail Zappa and the Zappa Family Trust owns a big vault of unreleased original FZ music, and they need money so they can make new records and films for us. Besides, I would think that Frank himself gave her some instructions about how to manage his legacy. On the other hand, one might get the impression that she HAS some sort of copyright fetish, even registering THE MOUSTACHE as a trademark. The name Dweezil is also copyrighted, as well as "Frank Zappa", "Zappa" and "FZ". But that's all right with me, as long as she keeps releasing new material. (Baby Snakes on DVD was one of the greatest experiences of my life, so far).