Legal Question in Legal Ethics in New York

Re: Disabled company

An interesting question regarding the ownership rights to certain intellectual property. The answer turns on a fact-specific analysis. In short, however, the answer turns on whether you were considered a "work for hire," in which the intellectual property ownership belongs to your employer or other entity that contracted for your work (such as a movie or television co.) or whether you retained ownership and merely gave license to the movie or TV co.

It would take some legal & factual analysis in order to render a formal opinion.

-- Kenneth J. Ashman; www.AshmanLawOffices.com; [email protected]

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