On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Michael Reddy <mreddy[_at_]lrlaw.com> wrote:
>
> An attorney at the firm thought she had seen that there was a recently
> enacted amendment dealing with software as a work made for hire. I
> haven't been able to locate anything on Thomas. Is anyone on the list
> familiar with this amendment?
Software almost made it in to the Omnibus IP legislation, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:S.1948 , albeit without any prior hearings or debate, but was dropped. Sound recordings, however, were added to the Section 101 definition of a "work made for hire" (2) specially ordered or commissioned works. This was done in a technical amendment section of the satellite carrier changes, practically invisible in the massive legislation (Section 1011(d)).
-- Robert Kasunic Attorney at Law & Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law ABA-IPL Committee Chair, Copyright Relations to Government 14409 Brookmead Drive Darnestown, MD 20874-3130 301-216-0491(Phone) 301-216-0581(Fax) rkasunic[_at_]kasunic.com rkasunic[_at_]ubmail.ubalt.edu http://www.kasunic.com/Received on Sun Jan 30 2000 - 05:40:27 GMT
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