The following is a summary of the copyright law relating to web
design. The following is originally viewable in full context at
http://www.copyright.gov
. We at Next Horizon work together with our client and transfer
all copyrights (unless otherwise stated) over to the client in
a
written format after the initial design has been completed and
the proposed contract has been fulfilled. All work that has not
been
transferred is considered the property of Y2k service Inc, dba
Next Horizon.
(a) Initial Ownership. —
Copyright in a work protected under this title vests initially
in the author or authors of the work. The authors of a joint work
are co-owner of copyright in the work.
(b) Works Made for Hire. —
In the case of a work made for hire, the employer or other person
for whom the work was prepared is considered the author for purposes
of this title, and, unless the parties have expressly agreed otherwise
in a written instrument signed by them, owns all of the rights
comprised in the copyright.
(d) Transfer of Ownership.
—
(1) The ownership of a copyright may be transferred in whole
or in part by any means of conveyance or by operation of law,
and may be bequeathed by will or pass as personal property by
the applicable laws of intestate succession.
(2) Any of the exclusive rights comprised in a copyright, including
any subdivision of any of the rights specified by section 106,
may be transferred as provided by clause (1) and owned separately.
The owner of any particular exclusive right is entitled, to
the extent of that right, to all of the protection and remedies
accorded to the copyright owner by this title.
