A bill to amend the copyright law regarding work made for hire.

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Amends Federal copyright law to redefine "work made for hire" as work: (1) prepared by a formal salaried employee within the scope of his or her employment (other than specially ordered or commissioned work); and (2) each work specially ordered or commissioned for use as a contribution to a collective work if the parties agree in writing before its commencement that it shall be considered a work made for hire. Redefines "joint work" to state that specially ordered or commissioned work shall be considered joint work if the parties have signed a written agreement before its commencement that it shall be considered a joint work. Specifies that the pertinent contributions to a joint work must be of original (that is, copyrightable) material.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 June 1989

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