Copyright Ownership: The Work Made For Hire Doctrine--Part I
Lloyd L. Rich of The Law Office of Lloyd L. Rich
This article examines the importance of copyright ownership and the scope and importance of the "work made for hire" doctrine.
Ownership of Copyrights
Mark F. Radcliffe and Diane Brinson of DLA Piper LLP (US)
These materials cover the Copyright Act's ownership rules, and, in less detail, the ownership rules for patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. Ownership rules discussed here apply only in the United States (other countries have their own rules of intellectual property ownership).
Copyright, Copyright, Who Owns the Copyright? (And Why You Should Care)
R. Scott Keller of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
This is a hypothetical situation designed to show the importance of careful future copyright planning.
Six Years Later. . . The Statuts of the Work Made for Hire Doctrine and the Reid Test after Aymes v. Bonelli
Susan E. McHale of Coudert Brothers LLP
I. Introduction The 1992 landmark case, Aymes v. Bonelli, on which I served as lead counsel for the defendant,[3] .
Copyright Ownership: The Joint Authorship Doctrine
Lloyd L. Rich of The Law Office of Lloyd L. Rich
This article examines the importance of joint authorship to a publisher, the rights and duties of a co-author and guidelines to help publishers retain full ownership rights in creative works of authorship.
Copyright Ownership: The Work Made For Hire Doctrine--Part II
Lloyd L. Rich of The Law Office of Lloyd L. Rich
This article provides publishers with guidelines to follow so that they may satisfactorily meet all the requirements of the "work made for hire" doctrine, in order to preserve copyright ownership.