stakeholder

When the copyright monopoly and its future development is discussed, parties called “stakeholders” are frequently invited to discuss its wording and principles.

Yet, current lawmakers have forgotten the reason the monopoly exists in the first place. All through the history of copyright, its motivation has been very clear.

In the United States Constitution, it is worded “to promote the progress of science and the useful arts”.

The biggest stakeholder in the parent company of Lenovo said it was seeking to sell 29 percent of the parent company’s shares for $404 million.

As majority stakeholder in General Motors, the government is straddling two responsibilities that could be awkwardly at odds: corporate ownership and public policy making.