Tag Archives: work for hire
Work For Hire Part II – Scope of Employment
Following up on my last post concerning works made for hire, this post tackles the question: When is a work “prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment?” The answer is determined based on common law principles as set forth in the Restatement (Second) of Agency. The three criteria are: (1) […]
Work For Hire – Eligible Works
One commonly misunderstood aspect of IP law is the limited scope of work for hire. The broad concept of work for hire is that one can hire another person to create something, and the hiring party will own the copyright. What many layman and attorneys either do not realize or forget, however, is that unless […]
