Comments on: Copyright: Part 2 – US Copyright Law http://lillieammann.com/2008/06/28/copyright-part-2-us-copyright-law/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Wed, 23 May 2012 03:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2008/06/28/copyright-part-2-us-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-55246 Lillie Thu, 13 May 2010 05:20:23 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=603#comment-55246 I responded to all comments when they were originally posted, but when I moved my blog, nested comments (which included my replies) were lost. I responded to all comments when they were originally posted, but when I moved my blog, nested comments (which included my replies) were lost.

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2008/06/28/copyright-part-2-us-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-55245 Lillie Thu, 13 May 2010 05:19:33 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=603#comment-55245 Jay, I'm not an attorney, and I think you are associated with a law firm as a writer or in some capacity. In a specific situation, you need to get legal advice. In general, if you hire someone to film something, the project would be considered work for hire, and the copyright would be retained by the person doing the hiring (or the original author if the filmmaking company just has rights granted by the copyright owner). To be on the safe side, I would have both parties sign an agreement acknowledging that the filming is work for hire. Jay,

I’m not an attorney, and I think you are associated with a law firm as a writer or in some capacity. In a specific situation, you need to get legal advice.

In general, if you hire someone to film something, the project would be considered work for hire, and the copyright would be retained by the person doing the hiring (or the original author if the filmmaking company just has rights granted by the copyright owner). To be on the safe side, I would have both parties sign an agreement acknowledging that the filming is work for hire.

]]> By: Jay http://lillieammann.com/2008/06/28/copyright-part-2-us-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-55214 Jay Wed, 12 May 2010 21:58:50 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=603#comment-55214 What if you pay someone to film something for you, you own the rights...right? What if you pay someone to film something for you, you own the rights…right?

]]> By: eWritingJobs.com » Blog Archive » 100+ Blog Posts and Resources for Writers http://lillieammann.com/2008/06/28/copyright-part-2-us-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-19788 eWritingJobs.com » Blog Archive » 100+ Blog Posts and Resources for Writers Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:18:25 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=603#comment-19788 [...] US Copyright Law [...] [...] US Copyright Law [...]

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2008/06/28/copyright-part-2-us-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-3439 Lillie Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:58:48 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=603#comment-3439 The differences in copyright laws among different countries makes it very difficult to know what you can and can't do online. Many countries have agreements to honor each other's copyright laws. I didn't attempt to get into international copyright in these posts because I don't know enough to even begin to talk about it. The differences in copyright laws among different countries makes it very difficult to know what you can and can’t do online. Many countries have agreements to honor each other’s copyright laws. I didn’t attempt to get into international copyright in these posts because I don’t know enough to even begin to talk about it.

]]>