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In response to "What's the Work for Hire doctrine, Max asked innocently? -- nm" by Max

when a copyrightable work is created "for hire" the copyright belongs to the person paying for it, not the work's creator. -- nm*

Posted by znufrii Nov 18 '15, 12:31

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Excellent summary. I award you 40 RC Points. - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 12:53 2
- there was an interesting case a while back, where Martha Graham's heir sued her dance company for the rights to her works -- (link*) - znufrii Nov 18, 13:07 1
  - I'd heard of this case, but hadn't really dug into it. Now I know what I'll be reading over lunch! :-) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 13:12
ah yes, my dad mentioned this was the case when he worked at IBM. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 12:37

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