Suzanne,
I just tried to pull up http://www.kickassdesign.com and it is butt slow
here. actually, it didn't come up at all.............. ....pun intended.
Suzanne Stephens wrote:
>
> fyi, here's how the Graphic Artist Guild describes the nine categories of
> work that can be considered 'work for hire' under US copyright law:
>
> * a contribution to a collective work (such as a magazine, newspaper,
> encyclopedia, or anthology)
>
> * a contribution used as part of a motion picture or audiovisual work
>
> * a supplementary work, which includes pictorial illustrations, maps,
> charts, etc., done to supplement a work by another author
>
> * a compilation (new arrangement of preexisting works)
>
> * a translation
>
> * an atlas
>
> * a test
>
> * answer material for a test
>
> * an instructional text (defined as a literary, pictorial or graphic work
> prepared for publication and with the purpose of use in systematic
> instructional activities.
>
> Further, the GAG book says, "These criteria apply only to work done on
> special order or commission by an independent contractor. If there is no
> written agreement, or if the agreement does not specifically state that the
> work is made for hire, or if it is not signed, or if the work does not fall
> into one of the above categories, then there in no work for hire and the
> artist automatically retains authorship recognition and copyright
> ownership."
>
> My recommendation (again, not as an attorney) would be that your friend go
> back to the developer and either arrange to buy out the developer's rights,
> or arrange to assure that the developer will make updates to the site on a
> timely basis.
>
> Suz
>
> Suzanne Stephens, Dave Stephens Design; Ashland, Oregon
> 541-552-1190, 541-552-1192 http://www.KickassDesign.com/
>
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