Copyrights

• Rights belong to the Creator

• Exceptions

  • Employees - Work made for hire
  • Contractor Agreements - Contractors must agree to assign and assign copyright rights

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Copyright rights belong to the authors of the work.

With a big exception:

1. If the employer hired the employee to make the work, then the employer may own the rights. This is called a ôwork made for hireö.

2. Contractors do not fall within the work for hire doctrine. So, the employer must include a clause in the contractor agreement stating that the contractor agrees to assign her copyright rights to the employer.