"Andrew Koenig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Definitely not. The most recent change to the copyright laws made > > works of music recorded to fullfill a contract "work for hire" by > > default. > > If there's a contract -- i.e., a written agreement, then why does it matter?
Music recordings of that type couldn't be works for hire before. It got quietly changed in a sneaky maneuver by a congressional staffer who then became an RIAA lobbyist. I've heard the change got undone sometime after it was noticed and there was a protest but I'm not sure of specifics. See: http://www.jdray.com/Daviews/courtney.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
