Ownership and licensing of copyright

What can be transferred

Only economic rights. Moral rights (authorship, integrity, right of first publication) are inalienable.

Contract types

• Publishing contract.
• License contract — exclusive or non-exclusive.
• Commissioned-work contract.

Minimum contract elements

• Identification of the works.
• Which rights are transferred.
• Territory.
• Term.
• Amount and method of compensation.
• Sub-licensing right — explicitly.

Works made in employment

Where a work is created as part of an employment duty, economic rights usually accrue to the employer per the employment contract.