This isn't unique to running a business. You see it with screenwriters for example. A script is sold to a studio and as soon as the check clears, it no longer b

This isn't unique to running a business. You see it with screenwriters for example. A script is sold to a studio and as soon as the check clears, it no longer belongs to the author. The studio is free to completely change it or just put it in a drawer and forget about it. Some have a problem with that. It's their baby. Selling something is letting it go.