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Q&A Who owns the copy if a copywriter provides copy as a paid service?

I build websites. I've used a copywriter to provide the website copy, the client paid the writer directly. I placed copyright signs on the site for the writer as requested. However, they have now ...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Dano007‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by Canina‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:06:49Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26709
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Dano007‭ · 2019-12-08T06:06:49Z (about 5 years ago)
I build websites. I've used a copywriter to provide the website copy, the client paid the writer directly.

I placed copyright signs on the site for the writer as requested. However, they have now fallen out with the business owner and have asked me to remove all their copy as they claim to own it.

I've researched this, but all I can see is that if the writer has been paid for their services, they can no longer claim ownership of the copy and it belongs to the business owner who paid for their services.

Is the above true, is either party in a stronger legal position?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-13T18:16:03Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 7