Works of authorship created during the scope of employment belong to the employer. Previous employer told you to take photos, and you were a W2...

Maybe. It will be up to the examining attorney or ITU reviewer. Good question, but can't be decided verbally on Avvo.

I would be extremely careful with the agent owning the rights. That's not normal. Use the Avvo find a lawyer feature and contact one directly. ...

The find a lawyer feature is much better than a broadcast that you need a lawyer. If your business is located in Wilmington, DE, there are...

That others have not been caught yet doesn't mean you have a defense. The "new" cans don't even have a credible "first sale" defense. Sure sounds...

Two good answers. Let me add a slightly different perspective. Kind of a risk management view. If you are investing hundreds of thousands of...

To paraphrase my third grade teacher, "can" you, yes, but "may" you is a different question. Copyright covers original works of authorship from ...

I looked up "public domain day" and it says 1929 not "the 1930s" so you'd better check when the work was first published. And you'd better use...

Let's assume your question is "should I register the copyright". It kinds of depends on what an infringer is going to do. Copying audio is easy....

If the copyright has expired, yes. If the copyright has not expired is can get complicated. One image, if you bought a physical item that had it...