The U.S. Supreme Court has listed a number of factors for courts to consider in determining whether a person acted as an employee so that the works were made for hire. List at least three of the six factors.

What will be an ideal response?


The factors include (1) the organization’s right to control how the work is accomplished, (2) who owns the equipment used to create the work, (3) where the work took place, (4) who determined the days and hours worked, (5) whether there was a long-term relationship between the two parties, and (6) who hired any assistants that may have been used and several other factors. The more the company or organization controls the factors, the more the balance tips toward the creator being an employee and the work being made for hire. When the criteria more generally favor the creator, the more likely he or she will be an independent contractor and own the work’s copyright.

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