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copyright/employment debate

  • 07-04-2017 4:32pm
    #1
    Pixie Chief
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭


    Just wonder if anyone can put to bed what is now a heated debate raging! The scenario is this: Employee creates a piece of art/literature as part of their job for a global company. Their contract has an IPR clause which includes a moral rights waiver. Company publishes work globally under name of a different employee. It could be any employee in any of 5 offices globally including one in France producing the work at any time and being published at any time.

    Potential for difficulty or absolutely fine? - Don't really want to give away my own thoughts so have tried to be super brief and factual!


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  • #2
    newbie2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,477 ✭✭✭newbie2


    If it's in the contract then fair enough I would argue.


  • #3
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,575 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Well, what are the rules in France? Are waivers permitted? Do those rules only apply to works create in France and/or by French people?

    For the USA, there are even constitutional rules in play.


  • #4
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Pixie Chief wrote: »
    Just wonder if anyone can put to bed what is now a heated debate raging!

    If they can, they're far too busy smoking cigars on their yacht at the moment. IP is a hugely contentious area with varying laws in different jurisdictions. It bores the absolute sh!te out of me, well apart from that song that was copyrighted across the entire galaxy or the Dallas Cowboys trying to sue a porn company...

    ... actually IP is really interesting.

    Generally though contract is going to be pretty fatal to any case, but you don't necessarily need to win, to win as it were.


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