Can you pay an artist a nominal fee to design a t-shirt and register the copyrights under another person's name or (a corporation not owned by the artist).
What legal paper does the artist need to sign to transfer his/her rights to another company or person.
My point is if the artist agrees to design the t-shirt for a certain fee and I pay him/her as agreed for the service, I want to make make sure that he/she does not try to claims fees or royalties down the road.
Thank you in advance for your answer.
Philippe
2007-03-01 12:23:29 · 2 answers · asked by Philippe M 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Have a contract with the artist. Make sure that the contract includes the phrase "artist understands that this work is being done as WORK FOR HIRE, and all rights of reproduction are transferred to (Your firm name here.)
This will clear you.
2007-03-01 12:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by David545 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One more thing, the "work for hire" contract is a contract. Should you fail to make good on your part, such as "forgetting" to pay for the work, the contract would be void concerning the tranfer of copyrights.
2007-03-02 16:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋