At 12:44 PM 3/14/06 -0500, Scott Amort wrote: >The arrangement would become the property of the composer. >Any advice?
This "work for hire" method is become more popular because it relieves the purchaser of any intellectual property entanglements. I used to do a lot of freelance writing, but when new technologies made republication of CDs and online a new income source, the writing contracts started to specify mine as "work for hire", where I had to relinquish all rights to the purchasing magazine. It was a double blow because freelance writers often increase their meager income by reusing or reselling material to publications in other markets. "Work for hire" makes that impossible. It's certainly an expected reaction to the IP rights mess that has been created. Unfortunately, it's the smaller folks who have the least leverage. Dennis -- Please participate in my latest project: http://maltedmedia.com/waam/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
