Many corporations are fighting to keep previous copyrights when they should be trademarking some of those IPs. Contractual obligations may require a certain amount of flexibility but, one could argue, are those contracts legal based upon the definition of a copyright.
It seems that the concept of a copyright is to guarantee the creator of the IP to own his/her/their creation during the lifetime of the copyright owner. My opinion is that a copyright should only be viable during the life time of the original owner as it is an intellectual property... after the intellect has left our "realm,"... ?
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Copyright vs. trademarks
It seems that the concept of a copyright is to guarantee the creator of the IP to own his/her/their creation during the lifetime of the copyright owner. My opinion is that a copyright should only be viable during the life time of the original owner as it is an intellectual property... after the intellect has left our "realm,"... ?
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