18. Ownership of Creative Works
"Every child is an artist,
the problem is staying an artist when you grow up."
- Pablo Picasso
- NL 1: Beware Disclosure of “Prior Inventions” and “Great Ideas”
- NL 2: Have a ‘Pre-Existing Creation?’ Protect it in Interviews and Job Offers
- NL 3: Theft at Interviews: Seven Prudent Precautions
- NL 4: Work for Hire – Key Words & Phrases
- NL 5: “Employer Ask You to Sign an Agreement? Ask Your Employer to Pay Your Legal Cost”
- NL 6: “Who Owns The ‘Creative Things’ You Produce At Work?”
- QA 1: “Can I stop my former employer from using my voice on its answering service?”
- QA 2: “What are ‘Moral Rights’ in things I create at work?”
- QA 3: Work for Hire – Key Words & Phrases
- QA 4: “Can my former employer claim to be the author of a magazine article I wrote as part my duties?”
“If you live your life the right way,
your later years will not be a winter,
but rather a harvest.”