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Writers, hopeful authors, graphic designers and marketing specialists require the services of professional artists from time to time, specifically in order to commission artwork that is unencumbered by the retention of copyright by the original artist.
What is a Work-for-Hire Contract or Agreement?
A work-for-hire contract is a document which explicitly transfers the natural creative copyright attributed to an individual's intellectual property to a contracting party whom is not only expecting to purchase, say, a physical reproduction or original work, but also all copyright pursuant to that work in the future.
Why Is It Important to Commission Artwork via a Work-for-Hire Contract?
Consider an author who has approached a professional artist to commission cover artwork as well as internal illustrations for his or her book. Regardless of whether the work is self-published or is pitched by a literary agent to a publishing house, the artist retains creative copyright of their image unless it is signed over to the author via the means of a work-for-hire contract. Without this transfer of legal copyright, the artist would be able to sue the author at a later date under a claim of using his work without permission for some form of royalties or payment on book sales (using the example from above).
Be sure to engage the artist you are commissioning within a work-for-hire contract, signed by both parties as well as a witness, before any work has even started on the project. It is important to ensure that all work is covered by the agreement and no part of the work can be considered to be retained, in terms of intellectual property, by the artist in question.Several different templates for basic work-for-hire contracts exist online that are free to download and modify to each party's specific needs and can be prepared yourself. If you have any specific questions or concerns regarding the agreement you should contact an attorney.
What else can I help you with?
Is it necessary to register with US Copyright office?
No, creative works acquire copyright upon creation, however, registration establishes legal evidence of the date of creation when issues like infringement arise. Also, the © symbol stands for a registered copyright, so when marking unregistered works, you need to use "Copyright (date)" in full.
When a celebrity has a contract with a magazine for a photo shoot does the magazine have full discretion over the photo content?
If the magazine wants they could add into the contract that they have full discretion. The contract would include them having full copyright and are free to use the image whenever they like wherever they like. They can put whatever they want into the contract, the celebrity just has to agree and sign it.
What is the full copyright date for The Magic Finger?
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl was first published in 1966, so the full copyright date would be 1966.
How will you sign your contract?
I will sign it with my full name after throughly reading the contract.
What is the name that covers copyright?
Copyright law is a subset of Intellectual Property (IP) law.
Can you put full movies onto Youtube?
No. That would be CopyRight Infringement
When the ventricles get very full it does what strongly?
contract
Do they get their full salary if injured in the NHL?
they do if they have a contract
Can a car be repossessed because of no collision insurance when standard insurance was active on the car?
If your contract requires full coverage and you do not have full coverage, you are in violation of the contract.
Free download full maxpayne2 from where?
There isn't a free full download of Max payne 2. It's covered by copyright.
Can you download tycoon games full version for free?
You can't. It violates copyright laws.
Does anyone have the lyrics to pinkatastic?
The full lyrics are not available at this time. They are protected by copyright laws.
