Section 101 of the 1976
Copyright Act includes the following:2
n A contribution to a collective work, such as a magazine or literary anthology
n A part of an audiovisual work
n A translation
n A supplementary work, such as an appendix, bibliography, or chart
n A compilation
n An instructional text
n A test
n Answer material for a test
n An atlas
Although this was written before the advent of the Web, websites, logos, and most
design projects clearly fall outside this list. Work-made-for-hire agreements should
not be used for website projects (either design or writing), as they would be very hard
to defend in court. Unfortunately, adding work-for-hire clauses to contracts is standard
practice for many companies, whether they are enforceable or not, and many
contractors naively sign them not understanding what rights they are potentially
giving away.
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2. www.copyright.gov/circs/circ9.html#determining
Registering a copyright
When you are confident that all copyright issues are resolved, the website can be registered
with your native country. In the United Kingdom for instance, websites can be registered
with the UK Copyright Service.
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