On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Shelly Warwick <swarwick[_at_]sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> I'm confused. If a work is covered by copyright as soon as its
> fixed, then the author, and copyright holder, is whoever is
> stated as the author in the fixed form. If this is so, why would
> the multiple authors of a scientific paper not each be considered
> an author for copyright purposes, unless the copyright was
> transferred to someone else, say the publisher where the article
> appeared.
In science and medicine it is not uncommon for an unnammed writer to prepare an article for presentation. My understanding is that this writer makes no claim on copyright which is normally transferred "as a work made for hire" to the publisher.
Albert Henderson
Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY
<70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com>
Received on Mon Feb 22 1999 - 21:18:31 GMT
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