John Howell wrote:
I don't believe there's any such provision, but since I may be wrong,
could you tell me where in the copyright law you found this
information. I was under the impression that "work for hire" was
recognized as one of the several rights of the copyright owner much
earlier, which would push it back to the 1909 revision. And I've
never seen that 125 year figure, either. More information, please.
I've admitted in a different email that I was off in the 125 figure.
That was either a result of a speck on my glasses, or a brain fault.
With respect to when the concept of a "work for hire" was created, it
seems unlikely to date back so far as 1909, as that uniformly provided
for a single term of copyright (and possibility of renewal) based upon
date of publication. The use of date of creation became a factor in the
copyright act of 1976, and did not exist before then.
ns
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