As I analyzed John’s way of answering and processing the
questions, I observed that he is a very practical thinker. Practicality happens
to be good trait for a lawyer to have. Although, he thinks practically, he
still knows about the law and how it operates. He was aware if the processes
that copyrights go through from the state to federal level and how long
copyrights last. In fact, “As a result of the Copyright Term Extension Act of
1998, most copyrights for works published after January, 1 1978, last for the
life of the author plus 70 years.”(Stim) He was also aware that copyrights have
their set of rights. “A copyright actually encompasses a bundle of separate
exclusive rights, including the exclusive right to: reproduce the work, display
or perform the work, distribute the work, and prepare adaptations of the work.”
(Stim) His logic, pertaining, to my questions was more that they were business
decisions that needed legal backing rather than strict legal issues. He also
was aware of patent law, copyright law, and trademark law and he knew which of
the three applied. “Intellectual property law consists of several separate and
overlapping legal disciplines, each with its own characteristics and
terminology.”(Stim) He referred to his previous experience to create points of
reference. This helped me put things into perspective.
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