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You know the latin root for the word 'corporation' is 'corpus' meaning 'body'. A corporation in English common law is literally a fictitious person created for
by throwaway-blaze 3y ago
You know the latin root for the word 'corporation' is 'corpus' meaning 'body'. A corporation in English common law is literally a fictitious person created for the purpose of performing business activities independent of its shareholders.
The fact that corporations inherit many of the legal abilities of people in our system (including property rights like intellectual property) is a good thing.
- theK 3y ago> The fact that corporations inherit many of the legal abilities of people in our system is a good thing In general I agree with this. But on the specific case of intellectual property I do not.