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Is my name my own intellectual property? Shouldnt I get a cut if someone sells my name to someone else?

Like record companies do with songs?

No, your name is NOT your personal property and anyone can use it. However, once your name acquires property rights, such as a trademark recognition, or is used commercially for advertising, you may have certain rights to restrict others from using it to their advantage (coat-tailing on your fame) without paying you.

FYI: In most places you may not register your surname alone as a trademark.

If your name is "intellectual property", shouldn't the royalties belong to your parents? ;-)

You should register it first with the patent office.

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