Copyright Ownership

Copyright Ownership

• Rights - Reproduction of works; distribution of copies; making of derivative works; and the public performance and display of works.
   
• Ownership -  Usually the person who created the work owns the copyright, but  the employer may be the owner if the work was “work made for hire”.
   
• Transferability - Copyright owner may transfer rights and may also grant rights for public performance or open access or select a Creative Commons license.

Resource from Columbia University