The authorship of a work made for hire which is made by an employee of a legal person, etc. during the course of his or her duties and is made public under the name of such a legal person, etc. as the author shall be attributed to that legal person, etc., unless otherwise stipulated in the contract or work regulation, etc.; provided, in cases of a computer program work (hereinafter referred to as "program"), being made public is not required. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2009>
Laws › Copyright Act › SECTION 2 Authors
Copyright Act — Article 9 (Author of works made for hire)
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