Re: copyright and natural law?

From: Dan L Burk <BURKDANL[_at_]shu.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 09:47:21 -0400

On 9/11/98, Moritz Roettinger <moritz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be> wrote:
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> As far as "works made for hire" are concerned, can't you say - also
> according to US law - that this is a so-called "legal license", i.e.
> copyright belongs in the moment of creation to the author who is by
> law obliged to license it to the employer etc.?

No, you can't. The employer is not an assignee, it is the author.

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Dan L. Burk
Seton Hall University
burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu

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Received on Mon Sep 14 1998 - 15:00:06 GMT