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furtherdimensions t1_j9w27j3 wrote

This is 100% governed by the contract of sale. There's 0 way to answer that question because all the things you're asking are all negotiable aspects of the contract. Without having read the specific contracts in question there's no way to answer it.

The only real answer that can be given is "it depends on how the contract was worded"

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Outrageous-Door8924 OP t1_j9w73g1 wrote

I had a hunch that the answer would be, "It's not entirely black and white", but felt like asking anyway, because I'm not at all operating in the field of law myself. Thanks for explaining and confirming.

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furtherdimensions t1_j9w7v3s wrote

Yeah intellectual property agreements are a lot more complex than real property agreements because real property agreements deal with something tangible. There's a "thing". A house. A car. A book. A piece of land. There's a tangible, identifiable, physical thing in place here. And those contracts are really "who gets to do things with the thing" and break down a lot easier.

Intellectual property gets way more complicated because you're involved in the sale of an idea.

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