Re: copyright in legal documents

From: Charles McGarry <cmcgarry[_at_]ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:47:24 -0500

On Mon, Oct 25, 1999, Mike Phillips <radiolawyer[_at_]hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> A new client asked me a question this morning that has been asked
> many times, but I've never had to answer it before. (It's an academic
> question.)
>
> When a client pays an attorney to draft a contract, who owns the
> copyright to the contract?

There's no reason why the usual rules would not apply. The copyright belongs to the nonemployee author (the attorney), unless their engagement contract specifically conveyed the copyright to the client.

Chares McGarry
<cmcgarry[_at_]ix.netcom.com> Received on Mon Oct 25 1999 - 16:26:17 GMT

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