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<font face="Verdana">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.<br>
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As a consultant or independent contractor, you are a separate entity.
You own your own ideas, and are contracted on a limited basis.<br>
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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.<br>
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Does that make sense?<br>
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Laura<br>
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Jason Flatt wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Saturday 17 December 2005 18:42, Laura Scott wrote:
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<pre wrap="">And be clear that THIS IS NOT A WORK FOR HIRE. That can get into sticky
issues, at least in the US. The distinction between employee and
consultant can ride on that line.
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Maybe I'm being dense here, but if it is not a work for hire, then what is it?
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