Re: Article on Contracting vs Employee

[Doug Isenberg <disenberg -at- GigaLaw -dot- com>]

At 12:14 PM 2/25/00 -0800, John Posada wrote:
>Came across this article, thought you-guys might find
>it interesting:
>http://www.SchwabOn.com/msft/Article.asp?article_id=293&category_code=5&par
tner_code=microsoft

	Although the article provides some excellent material on the financial
side of employment v. contracting, it does not discuss a very important
topic, particularly for writers: intellectual property ownership.  In
general (although every situation may be different and should be evaluated
by a lawyer), the copyright in work prepared by an employee within the
scope of his or her employment is owned by the employer under U.S. law --
but work performed by an independent contractor is owned by the independent
contractor (absent an agreement/contract to the contrary).

	For more information on topics like this, go to http://www.GigaLaw.com


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