Legal Question in Business Law in District of Columbia

Rights of a Division and rights of the Parent Corporation

Concerning several artistic copyrighted works of art, some registered naming "XYZ Division of ABC Corporation" as the author, and some registered naming only "ABC Corporation" as the author. Can "ABC Corporation" claim to be the author of all the art works, and initiate a legal procedure abroad to prevent third parties from using all the copyrighted works, including those registered in the name of "XYZ Division of ABC Corporation"? Can a Division own the rights of authorship? Or, even if those rights are registered in the name of the Division, are they legally the parent corporation's rights? Can we make a distinction between the rights of a Division and the rights of the Parent Corporation?


Asked on 5/03/98, 5:42 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Press Chung & Press, P.C.

Copyright belonging to division of corporation

Saying that something belongs to a divisionof a corporation simply means that it belongsto the corporation, and the corporation canbring an action to enforce a copyright so owned. In fact, the division itself cannot - it is not a legal entity.

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Answered on 6/14/98, 7:32 pm


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