author
In copyright law, an author is a person who creates an original expressive work. The author is also the owner of the copyright unless the author assigns ownership to another in a written agreement. Examples of authors include artists, writers, programmers, choreographers, and translators.
If the work was made for hire, the employer or commissioning party is considered the author of the work.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
Under copyright law, the person who creates the work, or the person or business that pays another to create the work under a work for hire arrangement.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:11 pm
U.S. Constitution Art. I, §8, cl. 8
