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While most works belong to their authors, when works are produced as part of one鈥檚 contracted work for an employer, those works may belong to the employer. Such works are considered 鈥渨orks made for hire鈥�, or simply 鈥渨ork for hire.鈥� Section 101 of Title 17, definitions, specifies that:

A 鈥渨ork made for hire鈥� is鈥�

1. a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or
2. a work specially ordered or commissioned for use as a contribution to a collective work[.]

At 蜜桃传媒, most administrative documents (such as this copyright policy) are considered works for hire. Educational materials, such as course syllabi or Web sites, are not considered to be works for hire, and belong to the faculty who create them. Faculty research works, including, but not limited to, scholarly papers, presentations, and data sets, are also the property of the faculty who create them.