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?
Absent a written agreement, I would say the attorney does because he is an independent contractor -- it's not work-made-for-hire and the attorney hasn't transferred the copyright in writing.
R. JOEL ANKNEY
Intellectual Property & Corporate Law
Mays & Valentine, LLP
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