Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid

Citation: Cmty. for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730 (1989)

Type: Case

Jurisdiction: Federal

Issuing body: Supreme Court of the United States

Status: Decided

Court: Supreme Court of the United States

Parties: Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid

Proceeding: court decision

Whether a creator is an employee for work-made-for-hire purposes turns on common-law agency principles. Work an employee creates within the scope of employment belongs to the employer under 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 201(b). A commissioned work by an independent contractor qualifies only in one of the nine statutory categories with a signed writing.

Related guides.

• Ownership, Registration, and the Right to Sue
• Who Owns a Copyright?

Sources.

• Justia: Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid

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