Title 47, Property

Unless otherwise agreed, a product of the mind in the production of which several persons are concerned jointly is owned by them as follows: 1. If the product is single, in equal proportions; or 2. If it is not single, in proportion to the contribution of each.

The owner of any product of the mind, or of any representation or expression thereof, may transfer the owner's property in the same.

If the owner of a product of the mind intentionally makes it public, a copy or reproduction may be made public by any person without responsibility to the owner so far as the law of this state is concerned.

If the owner of a product of the mind does not make it public, any other person subsequently and originally producing the same thing has the same right therein as the prior author, and such right is exclusive to the same extent against all persons except the prior author, or thos…

Letters and other private communications in writing belong to the person to whom they are addressed and delivered. They cannot be published, however, against the will of the writer except by authority of law.

The goodwill of a business is the expectation of continued public patronage, but it does not include a right to use the name of any person from whom it was acquired.

The goodwill of a business is property transferable in the same manner as any other.

One who sells the goodwill of a business thereby warrants that the seller will not endeavor to draw off any of the customers.

Instruments essential to the title of real property which are not kept in a public office as a record pursuant to law belong to the person in whom, for the time being, such title may be vested, and pass with the title.

Every nonprofit or noncounty museum in this state which is loaned or receives by donation any object for public display or safekeeping must keep a record of those objects. The record must indicate the owner or owners of the loaned objects and their addresses. A duplicate of the r…