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<font face="Verdana">Just to be clear, I am not a lawyer. Consider my
remarks info on conventional wisdom, and not necessarily the best
advice for you.<br>
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Giving legal advice in the US is illegal if you're not a lawyer.<br>
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Laura<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Sunday 18 December 2005 10:13, Laura Scott wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Work for hire, in US law, means that you are paid to do someone else's
work. The person hiring you owns all you create. If you invent the
greatest new thing ever, the person hiring you owns the result and
makes the billions. That's an extreme example, but hopefully illustrates.
As a consultant or independent contractor, you are a separate entity.
You own your own ideas, and are contracted on a limited basis.
Also there are tax implications. If it's a work for hire, odds are that
the IRS will want payroll taxes withheld from your fees -- i.e., that
you be paid as an employee instead of a contractor.
Does that make sense?
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I'm not sure if it makes sense, but I understand it. :^) I had never
realized that the US differentiated in such a way, and now I'm glad I
asked. :^) I could have unwittingly gotten myself into a bad situation.
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