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Re: OMG!

Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:

> Paul Guertin wrote:
> 
> > I just want to point out that the original author(s) and the
> > legitimate copyright holder(s) are often different entities,
> > particularly for old game software.
> 
> You know Paul, I'm not sure that that is accurate, unless, of course,
> the author sold their rights. Usually, one had their program published,
> as with a book, and often, once a book is no longer being published,
> rights revert to the author. There are, of course, exceptions.

For the rights to revert to the author, there has to be such
a provision in the contract. I think that a lot of older software
is "work for hire", which means the publisher/employer owns the
copyright in perpetuity.

Paul Guertin
pg@sff.net