As a heads up, looks like your build status image is broken on GH: http://oi61.tinypic.com/mj07rs.jpg

Thanks for the heads up, badges should be fixed now

How-to-beat-burnout posts often have different answers. I think that's because what causes burnout (how to de-stress) is a very personal thing, something that differs person to person. So hard to generalize.

In this situation, is there a notion of a "rightholder?" Someone (e.g. his family) who can sell the right to make the film?

You don't need permission to make documentaries about people.

It's all fun and games until you find yourself buying this: http://www.amazon.com/Mad-Catz-R-A-T-7-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B003C...

That mouse looks terrifying, but actually only has 6 buttons, compared to the (much more attractive) mouse the author references, which as 13. So not sure it's relevant, although it is an interesting curiosity.

I'm actually about 90% sure I've seen one of those in a box at the SeatGeek office, so perhaps it was all fun and games...

I'm about 90% sure that that is not true.