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Originally Posted by pwalker8
So how exactly is writing and movie making totally and completely different than every other endeavor where the individual does not own the fruits of their labor forever and a day, but rather gets paid and moves on? Of course, none of the individuals at the Disney corporation actually get the fruits of their labors. Rather, they get paid like everyone else and get nothing from the on going profits that Disney continues to rake in for the work of their employees.
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Asked and answered. When you buy a house....it’s yours. The money in your bank account is yours. Your boat is yours. The gold coins are yours.
If you start a company it’s yours. It’s not like Coca Cola becomes society's after a number of years. You can make a carbonated beverage....but you can’t make Coke.
You can write a story but you can’t write a Harry Potter book.
If you want to make money from Disney...buy shares in the company. If you work for Disney your wages don’t time out. What you are paid is yours forever...and when you die, your kids' forever...until they die and then it goes to their heirs. All the while that money can earn interest. Or...if you bought Disney stock, might earn dividends as well as accrue in value.
Contracts can change who owns the IP from creative effort....but the IP exists either way and shouldn’t evaporate any more than your fields will evaporate.