> One, Work For Hire is not defined per se...
Work for hire applies to employees (i think). Work for hire refers to the employees job description. Man hired as a cook. Helps the company write a cookbook (the cook was not hired to write a cookbook). The cook could make the case that participating in the creation of the cookbook was outside the work for hire agreement (he agreed to be hired as a cook) and claim royalties
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>With respect to I.C. vs. Employees, it is a substance over form argument. There are a few cases where what you would consider is an I.C. scenario, was decided to be an employer/employee scenario.
In the proposal or formal agreement, who owns what should be stated. If the developer is marketing new system (full cycle) development, any project may have potential to grow. Prevent confusion and state it in the proposal and agreements.
>Law is ENTIRELY about interpretation.
Or marketing the services to interpret it
>That said, possession can lead to ownership - under the right circumstnances.
Salvage law. I wonder what salvaging some circa 92 Quick Basic code would be worth?<g>
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