Startups, Common Copyright Mistakes

Common Copyright Mistakes Small Businesses Make | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC - JDSupra: "Unless the person is an employee of the business, the copyrights in the materials vest in the creator, not the company, unless appropriate written agreements are in place. This puts the small business at risk for the person to resell, reuse or otherwise compete using the very materials created for their venture.  Therefore it’s important to make sure you have written agreements with writers, designers, web designers, programmers, etc. BEFORE they begin working on your project, both identifying the project as a work for hire AND assigning all intellectual property rights to your company." (read more at link above)

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