val_camille
03-03-2005, 09:12 PM
I am a design student at Algonquin College and am doing an essay on Work For Hire - I need to get feedback from other designers/industry professionals about this topic and was hoping you all could help me out!
http://copylaw.com/new_articles/wfh.html
Do I Own the Work I've Paid For?
*****Not necessarily. If a specially commissioned work doesn't qualify as a 'work for hire,' you may not own the work -- or even have the exclusive right to use it. While you may have implied license to use it, the scope of your rights will be unclear at best. One way to avoid this situation is to use an appropriate work for hire agreement.
What is a Work for Hire?
*****One way to acquire rights is by license. With a license, you do not obtain total ownership of the final work, but rather certain limited rights to use it. These limited rights can either be exclusive or nonexclusive. A license can further be defined -- or limited -- by territory, duration, or even media. As a rule, hiring parties prefer to obtain rights on 'work for hire' basis (shorthand for 'work made for hire'). With a work for hire, the hiring party steps into the shoes of the creator and becomes the author of the work for copyright purposes. With a work for hire, all of the attributes of copyright ownership -- including credit and control -- vest in the hiring party, not the creator. </font> </font> </font>[url]
http://copylaw.com/new_articles/wfh.html
Do I Own the Work I've Paid For?
*****Not necessarily. If a specially commissioned work doesn't qualify as a 'work for hire,' you may not own the work -- or even have the exclusive right to use it. While you may have implied license to use it, the scope of your rights will be unclear at best. One way to avoid this situation is to use an appropriate work for hire agreement.
What is a Work for Hire?
*****One way to acquire rights is by license. With a license, you do not obtain total ownership of the final work, but rather certain limited rights to use it. These limited rights can either be exclusive or nonexclusive. A license can further be defined -- or limited -- by territory, duration, or even media. As a rule, hiring parties prefer to obtain rights on 'work for hire' basis (shorthand for 'work made for hire'). With a work for hire, the hiring party steps into the shoes of the creator and becomes the author of the work for copyright purposes. With a work for hire, all of the attributes of copyright ownership -- including credit and control -- vest in the hiring party, not the creator. </font> </font> </font>[url]