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I'm no copyright lawyer, but it looks like to me that you are wrong in the U.S.: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html http://www.copyright.gov/title17

I'm no copyright lawyer, but it looks like to me that you are wrong in the U.S.: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html > 201. (b) Works Made for Hire. — In the case of a work made for hire, the employer or other person for whom the work was prepared is considered the author for purposes of this title, and, unless the parties have expressly agreed otherwise in a written instrument signed by them, owns all of the rights comprised in the copyright. > 203. (a) Conditions for Termination. — In the case of any work other than a work made for hire, the exclusive or nonexclusive grant of a transfer or license of copyright or of any right under a copyright, executed by the author on or after January 1, 1978, otherwise than by will, is subject to termination under the following conditions:

learnstats2 11y ago
Work made for hire is a legal term which implies an employer-employee relationship (see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_made_for_hire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_made_for_hire) Commissioned work is usually not work made for hire in the US, and so your quote wouldn't apply, unless it has been very explicitly agreed: "there must be a written agreement between the parties specifying that the work is a work made for hire by use of the phrase "work for hire" or "work made for hire."" Note: Wikipedia suggests it is highly unfavourable to the creator to agree to this term, in comparison to a simpler copyright transfer.
- unsquare 11y ago
  Work for hire means that the artist transfers ownership, they can't even use it in their portfolio's unless the work for hire contract states otherwise. They can also modify,deface,butcher it without needing the artists consent.