Intellectual Property
Aug. 20, 2002
Creator of Computer Source Code May Not Be 'Author'
In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion that clarified a very important issue in copyright law: Who owns the copyright in a work commissioned by one party and implemented by another? Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730 (1989).
In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion that clarified a very important issue in copyright law: Who owns the copyright in a work commissioned by one party and implemented by another? Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730 (1989).
In most works created by employees on behalf of an employer, the law considers the employer to be the author and the employee merely an instrument of the employer, much like a pencil is an author's writing instru...
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