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0 pointsballs1877y ago0 comments

Good point.

I should have said--did the defense actually determine that the sculptor retained their copyright, given the work was commissioned by a casino.

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briandear7y ago

Well if the casino did own the copyright, the Post Office still had to pay up under the same exact law. A casino passing up $3.5 million? You bet they would have sued hard and probably would have won more.

slavik817y ago

That's normal for commissioned works. When you hire a contractor, by default they retain copyright over whatever they create.

https://copyright.uslegal.com/copyright-ownership/commission...

true_religion7y ago

What about “work for hire”?

slavik817y ago

From the link:

> Work made for hire and commissioned work are different from one another because work made for hire involves an employee and commissioned work is executed by an independent contractor.

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0 pointsballs1877y ago0 comments

Good point.

I should have said--did the defense actually determine that the sculptor retained their copyright, given the work was commissioned by a casino.

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briandear7y ago

slavik817y ago

That's normal for commissioned works. When you hire a contractor, by default they retain copyright over whatever they create.

https://copyright.uslegal.com/copyright-ownership/commission...

true_religion7y ago

What about “work for hire”?

slavik817y ago

From the link:

> Work made for hire and commissioned work are different from one another because work made for hire involves an employee and commissioned work is executed by an independent contractor.

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j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse