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Copyright Ownership—Even Iron Man Couldn’T Protect The Work For Hire Doctrine From Third-Party Infringers, Elizabeth Vinson Jan 2017

Copyright Ownership—Even Iron Man Couldn’T Protect The Work For Hire Doctrine From Third-Party Infringers, Elizabeth Vinson

SMU Law Review

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Applying The Doctrine Of Work For Hire And Joint Works To Website Development, Han Sheng Beh Dec 2012

Applying The Doctrine Of Work For Hire And Joint Works To Website Development, Han Sheng Beh

Touro Law Review

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Audiovisual Works And The Work For Hire Doctrine In The Internet Age, John L. Schwab Jan 2011

Audiovisual Works And The Work For Hire Doctrine In The Internet Age, John L. Schwab

Kernochan Center for Law, Media, and the Arts

The work for hire doctrine is a legal mechanism by which the creator of an artistic work’s employer is deemed the author of that work. While, historically, such employer ownership schemes were not recognized by courts, today the work for hire doctrine is a firmly embedded part of American copyright law. In particular, work for hire has developed into an essential tool of the audiovisual entertainment industry. As discussed in Part I.B, infra, there are a number of reasons that work for hire is a particularly useful ownership allocation scheme for audiovisual works.

Modern technological developments are, however, rapidly altering …


Work Made For Higher Understanding Of The Copyright Act Of 1976: Hi-Tech Video Productions, Inc. V. Capital Cities/ Abc, Inc., Jonathan H. Spadt Jan 1997

Work Made For Higher Understanding Of The Copyright Act Of 1976: Hi-Tech Video Productions, Inc. V. Capital Cities/ Abc, Inc., Jonathan H. Spadt

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Work Made For Hire Exception To The Visual Artists Rights Act Of 1990 (Vara): Carter V. Helmsley-Spear, Inc., James J. Mastroianni Jan 1997

Work Made For Hire Exception To The Visual Artists Rights Act Of 1990 (Vara): Carter V. Helmsley-Spear, Inc., James J. Mastroianni

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Ownership Of Copyrightable Works Of University Professors: The Interplay Between The Copyright Act And University Copyright Policies, Laura G. Lape Jan 1992

Ownership Of Copyrightable Works Of University Professors: The Interplay Between The Copyright Act And University Copyright Policies, Laura G. Lape

Villanova Law Review

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Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Works Made For Hire Doctrine?-Not The Supreme Court, Nicholas C. Katsoris Mar 1991

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Works Made For Hire Doctrine?-Not The Supreme Court, Nicholas C. Katsoris

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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