Re: Twist on Work for Hire Publishing

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I knew it would be a stretch. I guess we would have to know all the particulars to make a determination. (Gee, what a thought. Knowing all the facts before making up one's mind. I'll have to try that someday.)

S. Martin Keleti <keleti[_at_]manifesto.com> wrote:
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> The issue of journalists as employees came up in another context as
> well, concerning overtime and other employee benefits. In that
> context, the journalists were arguing that they were _not_ so
> creative after all, so as to garner certain protections and benefits.

     You're probably referring to the stringers for a Philadelphia paper. They were found to be employees and thus eligible for benefits and, of course, for copyright purposes, doing WMFH. So they won some and lost some.

• Mike Bradley <michael[_at_]vision-soft.com>