Thinking Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Why "© 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved" instead of "© 2011 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints All rights reserved"?
Thinking Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 Why not?It's a serious question. What is the purpose of setting up a corporation for what appears to be the purpose of copyrighting material? Perhaps some of the lawyers who frequent this board can help answer the question.
cdowis Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Not an attorney, but, to me, the answer lies with the corporate structure of the church.The corporation focuses on protection of the church's intellectual property, rather than to be an adjunct to the church. It can hire experts on copyright law, and promote aggressive measures outside of the ecclesiastical organization and culture of the church. They will be free, for example, to hire contractors.It's basically an organizational issue, as I see it.
Darth_Bill Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 It's a serious question. What is the purpose of setting up a corporation for what appears to be the purpose of copyrighting material? It appears to be a corporation for the purpose of copyrighting material.
thesometimesaint Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Thinking:I didn't say you weren't serious. But I see no impediment to setting up a separate company to control areas outside of the normal functions of the Church. Division of labor is a good thing.
LeSellers Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) It's a serious question. What is the purpose of setting up a corporation for what appears to be the purpose of copyrighting material? Perhaps some of the lawyers who frequent this board can help answer the question.The intricacies of Intellectual Property (IP) law in USmerica are so convoluted that having a subsidiary corporation to handle such matters is almost a necessity, especially since dividing an entity into several legally separate ones offers the only protection against being destroyed by suit yourself. I'm just a tech writer, but everything I write has to go to the lawyers (often several times) to be sure all the Is are dotted and the Ts crossed, along with a host of other picked nits. And, mostly, the manuals I write are for employees of the company, i.e., they're not for the public in general. LehiP.S.: I am not a lawyer, but I saw one on TV. LS Edited June 30, 2011 by LeSellers
cdowis Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 The intricacies of Intellectual Property (IP) law in USmerica are so convoluted that having a subsidiary corporation to handle such matters is almost a necessity, especially since dividing an entity into several legally separate ones offers the only protection against being destroyed by suit yourself. The counter suit goes against the corp rather than the church assets.P.S.: I am not a lawyer, but I saw one on TV. LSPerry Mason?
thesometimesaint Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 cdowis:I was an avid follower of Law and Order. Does that count?
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