[Copyright/Work Made for Hire] 2010 (Ne) 10081 — Work-Made-for-Hire Status Denied (“Initiative of a Corporation or Other Employer” Denied)
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First published on this website: 2026-11-01
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Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-09-10 (Japan time). Full English translation.
[Copyright/Work Made for Hire] 2010 (Ne) 10081
(1) The publisher asked individual employees to write.
(2) The company's minutes contained no record of a writing request.
(3) The portions assigned to departing employees were not handed over to other employees.
(4) The series was planned by the publisher.
(5) The publisher paid manuscript fees to the individual employees.
⇒ Work-made-for-hire status denied (“initiative of a corporation or other employer” denied)
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