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Work-for-Hire Agreement review

Work-made-for-hire agreement under 17 U.S.C. § 101 with backup assignment + DTSA notice.

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What it checks

§ 101 specially-commissioned-category recital

Work-for-hire agreement must fall within one of the nine 17 U.S.C. § 101 categories for specially commissioned works.

Critical · IPL-036

Backup assignment clause

Work-for-hire agreement must include a backup assignment in case the work-for-hire designation fails.

Critical · IPL-037

DTSA / 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) notice

Work-for-hire agreements with confidentiality obligations must include the DTSA whistleblower notice.

Critical · IPL-038

Moral-rights waiver (where waivable)

Work-for-hire agreement should address moral rights for works subject to VARA / foreign moral-rights regimes.

Warning · IPL-039

Independent-contractor status + tax / benefits disclaimer

Work-for-hire agreement (with non-employees) must recite independent-contractor status.

Critical · IPL-040

Every run also applies 124 general checks that belong to any agreement: structure, parties and signatures, defined terms, cross-references, dates, amounts, and one-sided terms.

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