Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Wisconsin
copyright
I have shot video for a local production company for over 10 years. I am not an employee, I am an independant contractor. There is no contract between the company and myself. I want to copy small portions of some of the original video to market myself to other companies. Do i have any legal rights to the video.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: copyright
If you were truly an independent contractor, and not an employee, then absent a written agreement assigning copyright ownership of the video to the company, you would own the copyright and be able to exploit it in the fashion you've described.
A detailed review of your situation would be necessary to give you a definitive answer, however.
Re: copyright
Depends on if the video constitutes a "work for hire". I need much more info to advise.
Call or e-mail for further assistance.
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