Contracts for Creative Freelancers: Should You Do Work For Hire?

What You Will Learn?

• This is lesson #2 in a series..
• What the heck does it mean when a contract says you’re doing your work as a “work for hire”?.
• Very simply it means you won’t own the copyright to the work you create..
• But what does that mean mean?.
• Does that mean you can’t use the work in your portfolio? .
• Does it impact what you’ll get paid? .
• Is it always a horrible, very bad, no good situation?.
• In this class you’ll learn:.
• We'll also dig into some of the things that can be tricky on "work for hire" jobs: getting paid, using the work in your portfolio, and making sure the terms only apply to the work you are OK not owning. .
• This class is designed for creative freelancers of all experience levels, but has helpful, practical information anyone doing creative work can use..
• This class focuses on U.S. Copyright law and the issues that commonly arise in U.S. based contracts. .
• Don't miss the other Contracts for Creative Freelancers classes: How to Fix Bad Contract Terms and Payment Terms: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly..
• Credits for all images and music used in this class are contained in a PDF in the Class Project section. The PDF contains links to each image and the music track used. .