There are at least four US District court decisions that stand for the proposition that software qualifies as a work for hire as either a "contribution to a col

There are at least four US District court decisions that stand for the proposition that software qualifies as a work for hire as either a "contribution to a collective work" or a "compilation": iXL Inc. v. Adoutlet (N.D. Ill. March 29, 2001); Logicom Inclusive, Inc. v. W.P. Stewart & Co. (S.D.N.Y. August 9, 2004); Siniouguine v. Mediachase Ltd. (C.D. Cal. June 11, 2012); and Stanacard, LLC v. Rubard, LLC (S.D.N.Y. February 3, 2016). So far no appellate court has ruled on the issue AFAIK.