While many traditional - publishing contracts these days contain «life of copyright» clauses, those don't
transfer ownership of the copyright — the publisher does not own one's work.
In this way, hybrid differs from traditional publishing; because, in a traditional publishing contract, the author legally
transfers ownership of the copyright to the publisher.
For any submitted photos, I represent and warrant that I took the photos myself, own the copyright, and have not
transferred ownership of the copyright to any other person or entity
Not exact matches
The
ownership of copyright's exclusive rights and
transfers of those rights are important for authors and companies.
Copyright ownership is retained by author with all publication methods, unless the author is either really naive, or savvy enough to get paid a LOT
of money to
transfer all rights.
At the end
of the project, Parreno and Huyghe
transferred Annlee's
copyright to a foundation belonging to her alone, bringing an end to the project but giving her legal
ownership of her own image.
(There is another way, «operation
of law», which applies to cases like companies being bought, or estate
transfer, etc.) But you are correct that you can't simply assert
copyright ownership.
While the information is sometimes limited, especially if you want to look for
transfers of intellectual property
ownership, it is an excellent starting point for any
copyright search.
Since there is no initial
transfer of ownership in the typical case
of software licensing, the relevance
of copyright law is that it establishes the basis for prohibiting you from using the software.
The US
Copyright Office interprets that as meaning that authors have equal rights to the work (an undivided ownership share): in other words, any author can grant permission to publish, and a copyright license of transfer of rights does not have to be agreed on by both
Copyright Office interprets that as meaning that authors have equal rights to the work (an undivided
ownership share): in other words, any author can grant permission to publish, and a
copyright license of transfer of rights does not have to be agreed on by both
copyright license
of transfer of rights does not have to be agreed on by both authors.
(3) to distribute copies or phonorecords
of the
copyrighted work to the public by sale or other
transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;...
As I pointed out in my post on this earlier decision, the
Copyright Act requires a signed assignment in writing in order for a
transfer of ownership to take place.
If the provincial legislation effected a
transfer of ownership other than according to the terms
of the federal
Copyright Act, then this would seem to be a potentially unconstitutional interference with federal jurisdiction over
copyrights.
If it were
transferred, e.g., in a will, does the original length
of the
copyright still apply, just that the
ownership would be to the new owners?
«And your proof
of ownership can be the artist's rights and your bill
of sale, or a declaration from the artist that the rights or
copyrights to the work they did for you were
transferred to you.»