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Summary: Work made for hire under copyright law involves a person that has created an idea or invention and works for an employer. Learn how to copyright a commercial jingle with tips from a certified civil mediator in this free video series on entertainment and media law.
Robert Todd is the managing partner and president of Robert M. Todd, P.A. and Family Law Solutions. He is a certified family mediator and Florida Supreme Court certified civil...read more
"You're working for a company to create jingles and slogans and such and you come up with some very, very good ideas and you think, "maybe I should copyright these so that I'm the owner and I get the royalties from the use of these ideas". Hello, I'm Robert Todd and I'm here to answer the question what is work made for hire under copyright law? Now generally speaking, the person who creates an idea or an invention is the owner or author of that idea. But when it comes to copyright law, individuals working for employers with the idea that they are going to create ideas and inventions sometimes run into the work for hire exception. This is a very complex and complicated area of the law and before you decide to represent yourself and do it yourself and get into a bunch of trouble, you may want to consider hiring a lawyer or specialist who specializes in the area of copyright law. That individual can then take a look at whatever contracts you may have or not have with the employer that has employed you to come up with these ideas, as well as advise you on what the United States Copyright law says with respect to the circumstance of your individual case. Again, this is not an area where you want to do it yourself. I'm Robert Todd and thank you for watching."
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