Re: Copyright

by "Colleen Noon" <CNOON(at)state.wy.us>

Date:	Fri, 12 Jan 2001 07:20:50 -0700
To:	<hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
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Actually, the circular says what makes sense.  If you are an employee of a =
company, any work you do for that company is owned by that company.  If =
you a contractor for a company, then how it is stated in the contract =
determines who owns the copyright.  I guess if you want to make sure what =
you create is copyrighted by yourself, you need to make sure it is stated =
in the contract you make with whoever you are providing services for.=20

>>> "Paul Wilson" <webgooru(at)gte.net> 01/12/01 06:05AM >>>
I always thought we owned the rights to whatever we did.  I just found out
that in many cases we do not.  Many times our work can be classified as a
"work made for hire" and the people paying for it own the copyright. The
fact that we designers automatically own a copyright solely is evidently
another Internet myth.  Check out http://www.loc.gov/copyright/faq.html#q35=
=20
Be sure to click on the link to "Circular 9"

Paul Wilson
webgooru(at)gte.net=20

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