Changes: Work made for hire

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Section 101 of the 1976 Copyright Act, defines a 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:

if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work shall be considered a work made for hire."

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+[http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sec_17_00000101----000-.html Section 101] of the [[1976 Copyright Act]], defines a ''work made for hire'' as:
+"1. a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or
-[http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sec_17_00000101----000-.html Section 101] of the [[1976 Copyright Act]],
- defines a ''’work made for hire''’ as:
-. a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or
 . a work specially ordered or commissioned for use as:
 * a contribution to a [[collective work]]
+* a part of a [[motion pictures|motion picture]] or other [[audiovisual works|audiovisual work]]
-* a part of a motion picture or other [[audiovisual work]]
 * a translation
 * a supplementary work
 * a [[compilation]]
 * an instructional text
 * a test
 * answer material for a test or
 * an atlas,
+if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work shall be considered a work made for hire."
-if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work shall be considered a work made for hire.
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