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IANAL but is likely a "works for hire" arrangement where a client paid you to do work. See if (b) in the PDF below applies to your arrangement. http://copyrigh
by gvb 11y ago
IANAL but is likely a "works for hire" arrangement where a client paid you to do work. See if (b) in the PDF below applies to your arrangement.
http://copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf http://copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf
[...] Only the author or those deriving rights from the author can rightfully claim copyright.
There is, however, an exception to this principle: “works made for hire.” If a work is made for hire, an employer is considered the author even if an employee actually created the work. The employer can be a firm, an organization, or an individual.
- dalke 11y agoQuoting from that circular: > A work created by an independent contractor can be a work made for hire only if (a) it falls within one of the nine categories of works listed in part 2 above and (b) there is a written agreement between parties specifying that the work is a work made for hire. A question would be, does that "very informal contract that didn't state who owned the copyright for the work done, and didn't put any limitations on distribution" use the magic phrase "work for hire"? Another would be, does the contract say that it's governed under US laws or Canadian laws?
- nylonpylon 11y agoNo - it doesn't say "work for hire" or specify Canadian vs. US law. It basically just lists the work items to be done at a high level and the amount of pay for each.