This is actually still interesting. And shockingly, everyone's staying civil...
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Originally Posted by mlund Creators are the initial owners of property. Since it is their property they can sell it, rent it, trade it, gift it, or lease it to other parties. |
Actually, that's not
entirely true. Some companies make it a condition of employment that the work that you do while working for them (including any intellectual property you create) remains the property of the company, not the creator. Essentially, when you accept the job, you agree that your salary includes compensation for any intellectual property you create.
This has been fought out in courts, and, so far at least, the companies have won. As an example, the
3e D&D rules are the property of Wizards of the Coast, and
not that of Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, et. al.
For collaborative projects, that probably makes sense. But like I said above, a lot of things are messy when corporations are involved.
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