If I pay someone to create something for me, do I own the Copyright to the work?
Channel: New Media Rights
Date: 2012-08-06

People working on creative projects often don't realize that they don't own the Copyright to their independent contractor's work. New Media Rights explains when you don't own your worker's work and how "assignment agreements" can fix that

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