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Legal Glossary of Terms

Listing of legal terms and definitions.
Copyright
Copyright refers to laws that regulate the use of the work of a creator, such as an artist or author.
Work-for-Hire
Work-for-hire refers to the situations in which a creator of a work does not retain the rights to that work. By default, and artist or designer owns the copyright to his or her work. Work-for-hire includes two exceptions to that rule.
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