Copyright is a form intellectual property protection.
This serves to protect the original works of authorship including literary,
musical, and dramatic works. This differs to patent since copyright is for
artistic works and patent is for inventions.
A copyright lifespan is equivalent to the life of the
author plus 70 years. The only circumstance in which the author loses the copyright
protection is when the product is sold to another person/company.
Answer: The
author sells the work to another person/company
