Under Copyright Law, the Doctrine of Works for Hire States

question 59

Multiple Choice

Under copyright law, the doctrine of works for hire states that:

• A) if an employee prepares a work within the scope of her employment, her employer is considered the author of the work.
• B) if an employee prepares a work within the scope of her work, the employee is considered the author of the work for copyright purposes.
• C) if the work is specially ordered or commissioned, it is always considered, for copyright purposes, the work of the employer.
• D) a person's original creations, if committed to tangible form, are always considered to be authored by the actual creator in the law of copyright.

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