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>> In work for hire (contracted) situations the rights belong whoever is the better negotiator. If an employee, anything created at work (and many times on their own time) belongs to the employer. << I realize this, as I have entered 'work for hire' contracts in the past. However, 90% of the work I do is contracted, but not 'work for hire' in both video and photography. The contract is usually a description of the work to be performed, under what conditions, and for what cost, as well as the responsibility of each party. I am rarely asked, either in person, or on their contract, to enter into a work for hire contract. Under the law, unless you are an employee, this has to be spelled out in the contract to a work for hire status to be granted. Under law, in photography, without a work for hire clause, the rights default to the photographer. Under law, in video, without a work for hire clause, the rights default to ?????. Thats by basic question… Stephen Faust -< Dynamic Images Inc. Compuserve 71513,3021 >- 14-Feb-1995