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Question: Comment on this with text-citations and references: "Intellectual property, according to Miller (2022), "is any property resulting from intellectual, creative processes" (p. 171). Based on this definition, all items mentioned in the discussion prompt are potential candidates for trademark and or copyright protection. To explain further, copyright is the law that governs the ownership rights for creative and written attribution (Ginsburg, 2016). Under the definition of copyright, the movie, the character's visual representation, and the comic books could apply for federal copyright protections. Moreover, these items will already be protected under the 1976 Copyright Act, which will protect the multiple authors (being assumed here) for 70 years beyond the death of the last remaining author (Miller, 2022). However, according to Balganesh (2020), registering with the US Copyright Office helps to protect the authors against unauthorized reproductions, derivative works, distributions, and other display mediums. On the other hand, a trademark is defined as "a distinctive word, symbol, or design that identifies the manufacturer as the source of particular goods and distinguishes products from those made or sold by others" (Miller, 2022, p 172). Additionally, trademark law, according to Simon (2020), is defined as regulations that protect brand identities and prevent competitors