Re: copyright and natural law?

Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> Moritz Roettinger <moritz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be> wrote:
> >
> > 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.?
>
> Many works today are the product of teams -- movies, for instance
> -- where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The
> author is the filmmaker that organized, financed, etc. Employees
> are not free to create whatever they choose.

I agree. But in most copyright laws there are specific provisions for movies.

Moritz Roettinger
<moritz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be> Received on Tue Sep 15 1998 - 13:59:35 GMT