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Yes if you are hired as a contractor. You are the author of the written code and you own the copyright. You lose the copyright to the hiring party only if the
by ww520 12y ago
Yes if you are hired as a contractor. You are the author of the written code and you own the copyright. You lose the copyright to the hiring party only if the "work-for-hire" clause is in the signed contract.
- platz 12y agoAnd the article is arguing that the "work-for-hire" clause isn't sufficient to cause the contractor to loose the copyright.
- Dystopian 12y agoAnd in turn the company should look to copyright assignment. As a contractor, you shouldn't be signing umbrella work-for-hire clauses either. They're usually part of the shotgun approach of "we own everything you do, always, ever". Copyright assignment is where the give-and-take should take place (which I'm surprised the author didn't speak about) - "company gets copyright assignment based on XYZ (which could include payment, equity agreement, etc.)" IANAL - I just hire one with one who protects me from signing stupid stuff and is occasionally the nasty stick when clients act up.