Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 6/15/01 5:48:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com writes: << How synonymous would the terms "intellectual property" be with "copyright law"? >> Mark, not really synonymous. Copyright is one form of intellectual property. Patents, trademarks and service marks are other forms of intellectual property. Intellectual property is a form of ownership; compare with: 1. real property = real estate, land and the buildings attached to the land; 2. tangible personal property = the physical piece of sculpture or painting itself, the Leica camera/lens; and 3. intangible personal property = a stock certificate, a United States Treasury Bond; these are called intangible property because it is not the piece of paper that has value. What has value is the ownership interest in the corporation whose shares the stock certificate represents or the claim against the Government of the United States for the debt represented by the Bond. Ciao for the weekend. Seth LaK 9