I believe the corporate sponsor deserves credit (and protection) for work created under its direction. The problem is that the Constitution specifies "exclusiv

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_Court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldred_v._Ashcroft#Supreme_Cou...