Copyright: What is It?
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partnerships are a classic example, wherein by virtue of having co-written a song, they each become the joint copyright owners.
Then there’s being hired to produce some work.
Were you hired? Check your copyright
We have all been employees, and many of us have been hired as freelancers. And in that time I guarantee you, we put something together, wrote or drew something for our employer. Does this mean according to what I’ve outlined above that copyright became ours?
Not necessarily.
You see, if we prepared this work as part of the duties of our employment, or if it was commissioned from us, if we’re part of team employed on a project, or if in fact, we’re building something under a “work made for hire” agreement, then in all likelihood the copyright will be our employers, not ours.
So are you in
