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Who owns originality in copyright?
Unless other arrangements are made, the creator of a work controls the copyright.
Who owns copyright of the picture of Kater Mikesch painted from Josef Lada?
Legally, the author of any work owns the copyright until they transfer it to others or it is transferred by law (such as inheritance).
Who owns copyright?
Unless other arrangements are made, the creator of the work is the automatic copyright holder.
Who may have copyright?
The creator of a work generally owns the copyright unless other arrangements were made. But a single thing can have many rightsholders.
Who owns the copyright to Kosti Ruohomaa's work?
Many are handled by Black Star (link below).
Who owns the copyright to William Morris's work?
All works of William Morris are in the public domain.
Who owns the copyright to Charles Barber's painting breakfast in bed?
Completed in 1894, the work is in the public domain.
Who owns copyright and how can ownership be transferred?
Unless other arrangements are made, the creator of the work is automatically its copyright holder. Ownership can be transferred by contract, or can be inherited. However, transfer of a copyright is far less common than licensing of the copyright.
Who owns software copyright?
Assuming the software meets the criteria for copyright protection ("a work of sufficient originality fixed in a tangible medium perceptible by human or machine") the author of the software, or in the case of work-for-hire, the company the program was created for would hold the copyright.
What happens if you copyright something with a trademark on it?
It depends on who owns the trademark (you or someone else), the nature of the copyrighted work, and how you're using the trademark in the work.
Who owns the rights to the works of famous composers like Beethoven Caccini or Vivaldi who didn't have copyright offices in their time?
Nobody owns copyright of music written two hundred years ago. The copyright of anything published before 1923 is irrelevant as it has expired. Copyright in an unpublished work would also expire according to the laws of the country in which it was created. For comparison, in the USA, an old work previously unpublished but recently issued would have a copyright that does not expire until 2047.
Who owns the copyright to Ben Sharpsteen's art?
Mr. Sharpsteen's estate may control the copyright for some of his works, but anything created as a work-for-hire for Disney would be controlled by Disney.
