Unless the contract specifically states that you are working under a work-for-hire, you shouldn't assume that the job is automatically WFH. The Copyright act has very specific conditions that qualify for WFH.
http://masslawblog.com/copyright/the-work-for-hire-trap/ http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf#search=%22work%20for%20hire%20nine%20categories%20copyright%20act%22 The short answer, talk to a lawyer that is versed in copyright or IP law. On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 7:02 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Assuming the client owns the rights to the artwork, I think you're looking > at "work for hire", and the person who is hiring the work done will own the > rights to the photographs. You may want to retain some rights to use the > image for self promotion. All that should be spelled out in detail in the > contract. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
