post mortem auctoris

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin post mortem auctoris. === Prepositional phrase === post mortem auctoris (chiefly copyright law) After the death date of the author of a work. ==== Usage notes ==== The phrase is used in legal terminology in the context of intellectual property rights, especially copyright, which commonly lasts until a certain number of years after the author's death. ==== Alternative forms ==== p.m.a. (initialism)