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An exception to the general rule of copyright where a person who creates a work of authorship is the legally recognized owner of the work. The parties can agree, based upon a written agreement, that a work prepared by an independent contractor shall be given the same effect as an employer owned the work of an employee. Thus the author and copyright owner of the work is the … [Read more...] about WORK MADE FOR HIRE

In forest law. The old name of the court of attachments; otherwise called the "Forty-Days Court" Cowell; 3 Bl. Comm. 71. … [Read more...] about WOOD-MOTE

1. Contracting. Customer order allowing contractor to proceed with no more instructions needed. 2. Manufacturing. Authorization from within the firm to incur the costs to design develop and produce a product. … [Read more...] about WORK ORDER

A forest; land covered with a large and thick collection of natural forest trees. The old books say that a grant of "all his woods'" (omnes boscos suos) will pass the land, as well as the trees growing upon It Co. Litt 4b. See Averitt v. Murrell, 49 N. C. 323; Hall v. Cranford, 60 N. C. 3; Achenbach Johnston, 84 N. C. 204. … [Read more...] about WOODS

A permit allowing a person to work, typically immigration law; see Employment Authorization Document. … [Read more...] about WORK PERMIT