your views on copyrights

[Tracy]

Um ... Wayne,


Boy-oh-boy do you have a flawed view of this subject. Lucky for us we don't

have to rely on viewpoints and opinions because there is a law. Rather than

guessing what you think it says, why don't you read it.


About this topic, and in a nutshell, it says that every piece of creative

art is copyrighted to the creator upon creation. The only way that the

copyright does not immediately fall to the creator of the work is if the

author did the work for hire. In such a case, the person who paid for the

work owns the copyright, unless there was a prior written agreement between

the artist and the person(s) who hired him/her.


The law is called "U.S. Copyright Act of 1976."


Excerpts from this law:


201. Ownership of copyright


       (a) Initial Ownership. - Copyright in a work protected under this

title vests initially in the author or authors of the work. The authors of

a joint work are coowners of copyright in the work.

       (b) Works Made for Hire. - In the case of a work made for hire, the

employer or other person for whom the work was prepared is considered the

author for purposes of this title, and, unless the parties have expressly

agreed otherwise in a written instrument signed by them, owns all of the

rights comprised in the copyright.


504. Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits


       (a) In General. - Except as otherwise provided by this title, an

infringer of copyright is liable for either -

              (1) the copyright owner's actual damages and any additional

profits of the infringer, as provided by subsection (b); or

              (2) statutory damages, as provided by subsection (c).


The entire text of this law can be found here:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/


Cheers,

Tracy




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