Who owns the copyrights in works?
Generally speaking, the author of a work is the sole owner of the copyrights in that work. In the case of a work that is jointly authored by two or more people, the copyrights will be owned jointly by those people in equal shares. These rights can be altered by contract, however, and it is a good idea to decide at the beginning of a project who the copyright owner will be and to prepare a written agreement reflecting that arrangement in order to minimize the possibility of litigation later on.
