[djf1]

I believe the corporate sponsor deserves credit (and protection) for work created under its direction.

The problem is that the Constitution specifies "exclusive rights for a limited time", which the supreme court appears to have interpreted as _any finite timespan_ [1].

Of course, that only establishes an upper bound. congress is free to introduce legislation to weaken current protections.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldred_v._Ashcroft#Supreme_Cou...

[swsieber]

I don't think they "deserve" it. I do think we'd be wise to incentivise IP creation though, which the credit and protection of IP creation does. Though I'm not a fan of the current lengthy timespan.