Work For Hire
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /werk-for-hire/
Also spelled or known as: Work Made for Hire
Plural: Work For Hire Agreements
Related: Copyright Ownership
What does Work For Hire mean? A legal arrangement where the hiring party owns the copyright in a created work.
A Work For Hire is a creative work produced by an employee or independent contractor under an agreement stating that the hiring party owns the copyright.
In music, work-for-hire agreements are often used for songwriting, production, graphic design, photography, and commissioned recordings.
Work For Hire synonyms: Work Made for Hire, Commissioned Work, Employer-Owned Work
Example sentence: “The producer signed a work for hire agreement before starting the project.”
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