The article is devoted to the study of copyright inheritance. The impossibility of alienating the author's personal non-property rights is emphasized. An analysis of the special legal regulation of the author's exclusive right was carried out. It was noted that due to the indivisibility of the exclusive right and, accordingly, the impossibility of allocating a marital share, the obligatory share of heirs, compliance with the equality of shares of heirs, it is necessary to develop legislation on the inheritance of the exclusive right. The conclusion is argued that the right to publicity and the right to inviolability of the work are not inherited, and by virtue of the law other subjects may arise. It is justified that the amount of unpaid royalties is inherited in accordance with the rules of Article 1183 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. It was concluded that the right of access is granted by law only to the author and is not inherited. The order of transition to the heirs of the author of the right to follow is analyzed. The conclusion is formulated that the circle of persons to whom the right to follow in the order of inheritance can pass is limited in the law - these are the heirs of the author of the work of art, author's manuscripts of literary and musical works.