work-for-hire
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-711 | Markham Concepts, Inc., et al. v. Hasbro, Inc., et al. | First Circuit | 2021-11-15 | Denied | Amici (5)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | 1909-act 1976-act copyright copyright-law copyright-ownership employer-employee independent-contractor statutory-interpretation work-for-hire | Whether a party that commissions a work from an independent contractor qualifies as the creator's "employer" within the meaning of the Copyright Act o… |
| 20-661 | Christian Charles v. Jerry Seinfeld, et al. | Second Circuit | 2020-11-13 | Denied | Response Waived | authorship authorship-claim circuit-split civil-procedure copyright-infringement copyright-ownership ownership-dispute statute-of-limitations work-for-hire | The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's application of the limitations period in 17 U.S.C. §507 (b) to dismiss plaintiff Christian Charles's … |