I agree they're different, and different still from trademarks, but the common thing is to conflate it all under "Intellectual Property", isn't it? I'm deeply

I agree they're different, and different still from trademarks, but the common thing is to conflate it all under "Intellectual Property", isn't it? I'm deeply suspicious of this conflation. I think it's done on purpose, in bad faith, for nefarious reasons.