Overview#
Work For Hire is a statutorily defined term in 17
U.S.C. § 101, is not created merely because parties to an agreement state that the work is a work for hire. Work For Hire is an exception to the general rule that the person who actually creates a
work is the legally recognized author of that
work. According to
copyright law in the
United States and certain other
copyright jurisdictions, if a
work is "made for hire", the
employer—not the
employee—is considered the legal author.
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