software development by staff

Since software does not fall into any of the categories that qualify as work made for hire, would an employee who designs software for his/her employer as part of his/her job description need to sign an agreement for each project, assigning rights in each individual project to the employer? Or is a blanket agreement acceptable (where the employee accepts software development as part of the job description and assigns rights to all work developed on the job to the employer)?

Thanks very much in advance for any help you can provide. (Pointers to sample agreements would be much appreciated.)

Barbara Tran
University of Michigan Press
734.764.6802
tranb[_at_]umich.edu Received on Mon May 01 2000 - 15:53:43 GMT