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Full-Text Articles in Law
Ip Basics: Copyright In Written Work, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Ip Basics: Copyright In Written Work, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Law Faculty Scholarship
Written primarily for free-lance writers, this discussion addresses ownership and duration of copyrights, deposit and registration, notice, and remedies that are closely tied to prompt registration. It also discusses licensing and other matters of interest, as well as the need for counsel.
Ip Basics: Copyright In Visual Arts, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Ip Basics: Copyright In Visual Arts, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Law Faculty Scholarship
This discussion focuses on the needs of free-lance artists, craftspeople, photographers, sculptors and the like.
Ip Basics: Copyright For Digital Authors, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Ip Basics: Copyright For Digital Authors, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Law Faculty Scholarship
Written for computer artists and programmers, this paper addresses the basics, as well as the registration of multiple works, difference between works that are and are not prepared "for hire," and other matters of interest to entrepreneurs as well as to free-lance programmers and artists.
Work Made For Hire – Analyzing The Multifactor Balancing Test, Ryan G. Vacca
Work Made For Hire – Analyzing The Multifactor Balancing Test, Ryan G. Vacca
Law Faculty Scholarship
Authorship, and hence, initial ownership of copyrighted works is oftentimes controlled by the 1976 Copyright Act’s work made for hire doctrine. This doctrine states that works created by employees within the scope of their employment result in the employer owning the copyright. One key determination in this analysis is whether the hired party is an employee or independent contractor. In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court, in CCNV v. Reid, answered the question of how employees are distinguished from independent contractors by setting forth a list of factors courts should consider. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court did not give further guidance on …