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Copyright: who owns this work - my business or the person who made it?
Paying for work does not always mean you own the copyright. The answer depends on who made it, on what terms, and what kind of work it is.
Collect these facts first.
Moderate complexity - several routes or missing facts
- Who created the work, and their relationship to your business at the time.
- Any employment contract, service agreement, purchase order or email terms.
- What kind of work it is, and where it will be used.
Not sure whether this applies to your invention?
The honest answer usually needs someone to look at your actual disclosure, your timeline and the prior art. That is a conversation, not an article.