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work for hire?
Published May 19, 2011
Question by jelil: work for hire?
I made some music and signed it off to a record label as work for hire, but I never got paid a cent.. Can I void this contract and sell it to someone else or use it for myself ?
Best answer:
Answer by The_Doc_Man
No.
According to the definitions in the U.S. Copyright Law of 1974 and as amended, a “work for hire” is the sole property of the person doing the hiring, not the person who did the work. Unless your contract specifically included a clause to let you retain ownership, you never owned the song in the first place.
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Posted in Music Contract Information | Tagged hire, Work