...seized the wording of part (2) of the "work made for hire* explanation dealing with "a work that is specially ordered or commissioned for use as a contribution to a collective work" as an excuse to write contracts that give themselves the copyright and all the inherent rights therein....

...the statute, a work for hire is: "(1) a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or "(2) a work specially ordered or commissioned...for use as a contribution to a collective work, as part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, as a translation, as a supplementary work, as a...

...agreement. A "work for hire" 1s-- (1) a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or (2) a work specially ordered or commissioned...part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work... 17 USC §101 (1976). (a) Initial Ownership.— Copyright In a work protected under this title vests...

...agreement. A "work for hire" 1s-- (1) a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or (2) a work specially ordered or commissioned...part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work... 17 USC §101 (1976). (a) Initial Ownership.— Copyright in a work protected under this title vests...

..."work made for hire." The 1976 copyright law says (italics are mine): Where a work is specifically ordered or commissioned for use as a contribution to a collective work, motion picture, translation, atlas, instructional text, lest, compilation, supplement to any work,...

...agreement. A "work for hire" is-- (1) a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or (2) a work specially ordered or commissioned...part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work... 17 USC S101 (1976). (a) Initial Ownership. — Copyright in a work protected under this title vests...

...Act defines "work made for hire" as: 1. a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or 2. a work specially ordered or commissioned for use as a contribution to a collective work [ie, a magazine or anthology] ... if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by...

...after thirty-five years. In exchange, creators' groups allowed work for hire designation for works "specially ordered or commissioned for use as a contribution to a collective work, as part of a motion picture, as a translation, or as a supplementary work if the parties expressly agree...

...within the scope of his or her employment; or 11 "(2) a work specially ordered or commissioned for 12 use as a contribution to a collective work, as a part of 2 1 a motion picture or other audiovisual work, as a transit lation, as a supplemental work, as a compilation,...

...made for hire as: (1l a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment: or (2l a work specially ordered or commissioned for use as...a contribution to a collective work, as a part of [anl . . . audiovisual work, as a translation, as a supplementary work, [orl as a compilation, ......