Corporations today deal with an incredible number of contractual relationships. However, copyright issues and the assignment of rights are often neglected when using outside firms to create graphic design work, advertising, or to handle web development. While many top level executives understand the value of the intellectual property and copyrightable material they may create – and they work furiously to protect it – these same corporate leaders often forget to ensure that work done for their firm can then be legally used as their own. Christopher J. Kellner, associate general counsel focusing on intellectual property law in the Office of the General Counsel at Emory University, recently sat down with Knowledge@Emory to discuss the issue in an in-depth Q&A on copyrights and the assignment of rights.
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