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Work Made For Hire (May Not Be)

By Elizabeth T Russell • Nov 14th, 2008 • Category: Business Law, Intellectual Property Law, Newest Post

Twice this week I’ve heard lawyers proclaim in public that you don’t own the copyright to your work anymore, if you’ve signed a “work made for hire” agreement.
That’s not necessarily so.

The general rule is: if you create copyrightable material, you are called the “author” of that material and you own the copyright.
That general rule doesn’t [...]