"work for hire" would mean the tattoo artist is an employee of Tyson. I do not believe Tyson paid the artist as a W-2 wage employee. If anything, he (the arti

"work for hire" would mean the tattoo artist is an employee of Tyson. I do not believe Tyson paid the artist as a W-2 wage employee. If anything, he (the artist) would be acting as a contractor (1099), performing an agreed upon service to Mr. Tyson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire#Law_of_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire#Law_of_the_United...