Does contract work created by an artist belong to artist or person who contracted the artist?

Not automatically. It will depend on whether it could be classified as a "Work for hire." The copyright in "Works for hire" belongs to the entity...

Just to add to Pamela's correct response, as anyone who has been to a ski resort knows, the resorts themselves have folks who go around taking...

Question about NY Penal Code 130.20

NY has no expungement statute, so if you were over the age of 19 at the time of the offense, it is a permanent criminal record. There is simply no...

OK, let me chime in here to clarify something: It is the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York that handles Bar admissions with the...

Polygraph tests while on Probation

Your therapist may not have known that taking a polygraph was not a condition of your probation, he may have just been talking about what is...

A song of mine has been stolen by a former colleague who is selling this song as his own on line. What are my rights?

OK this question covers alot of ground, but in summary - you can file a claim that he infringed on your copyrighted song even though you did not...

Independent Film, MLB, Copyright Question

I agree with Pamela's response, but would go further and say that I do not think you have an issue with MLB over a character that is neither...

Civil damages after being taken to court.

Do not call them back. If the property was recovered they may not be entitled to any damages. Even if the property was NOT recovered they will...

Can I repost a photo from a social website that is public?

The quickest answer I can give you is that two wrongs don't make a right. The copyright to the photo belongs to the photographer; it cannot be...

I am writing a parody, "Letters To Monsters." Can I legally publish a work that parodies licensed, fictitious characters?

Just to add to Pamela's correct response, please read it carefully. Parody is a "defense" to a copyright claim. That means you can raise it when...