Actually, the two are quite different. You still own, and can still sell your intellectual property (copyright, patent) that you have sent over AIM, but you cannot sell an exclusive right to your property as you have already granted an irrevocable license to AOL.
AOL is not asserting that they own it, just that they get to use it as they see fit. It's like having an easement on your land saying that your neighbor can cross to get to his property. Your neighbor owns the right to cross, but doesn't own any portion of your land.
Bryan "back to studying for the patent bar" Paschke
But....but....but...what about the double-taxation that people with standard corporations have to pay (if they're not smart enough to plan around it)? Isn't that worth any number of scams?
Ok, I'll be back later, time to pry my tongue out of my cheek.
Companies which exist for the sole purpose of creating and making money off of patents are called RESEARCH companies.... Our government created the patent system on purpose, not by accident. It is supposed to, and in most cases, does stimulate creativity and research.
Companies that IGNORE other peoples' intellectual property and just take what isn't theirs disgust me.
Oh yeah, a class action suit! What a brilliant idea! Just what I needed: a coupon for "Free $5 when you deposit $1000 in our leaky bank". Class action is another way to say "screw the consumer and allow a lawyer to retire". And I say this AS an attorney.
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Actually, the two are quite different. You still own, and can still sell your intellectual property (copyright, patent) that you have sent over AIM, but you cannot sell an exclusive right to your property as you have already granted an irrevocable license to AOL. AOL is not asserting that they own it, just that they get to use it as they see fit. It's like having an easement on your land saying that your neighbor can cross to get to his property. Your neighbor owns the right to cross, but doesn't own any portion of your land. Bryan "back to studying for the patent bar" Paschke
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But....but....but...what about the double-taxation that people with standard corporations have to pay (if they're not smart enough to plan around it)? Isn't that worth any number of scams? Ok, I'll be back later, time to pry my tongue out of my cheek.
Companies which exist for the sole purpose of creating and making money off of patents are called RESEARCH companies.... Our government created the patent system on purpose, not by accident. It is supposed to, and in most cases, does stimulate creativity and research.
Companies that IGNORE other peoples' intellectual property and just take what isn't theirs disgust me.
Oh yeah, a class action suit! What a brilliant idea! Just what I needed: a coupon for "Free $5 when you deposit $1000 in our leaky bank". Class action is another way to say "screw the consumer and allow a lawyer to retire". And I say this AS an attorney.