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To be copyrightable, a work of authorship must be ?fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which [it] can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or indirectly with the aid of a machine or device.? 17 U.S.C.

Each co-author has a duty to account to the others for any profits received from the exploitation of the work. If one co-owner grants a non-exclusive license without the permission of the other co-owners, he/she/they will still need to account to the other owner(s) and share the profits/royalties.

Everyone is a copyright owner. Once you create an original work and fix it, like taking a photograph, writing a poem or blog, or recording a new song, you are the author and the owner. Companies, organizations, and other people besides the work's creator can also be copyright owners.

Co-authors own the work's copyright jointly and equally, unless the authors make an agreement otherwise. Each joint author has the right to exercise any or all of the exclusive rights inherent in the joint work.

The court held that where a work is produced by the collective efforts of employees in a company, and each small part created does not constitute an intellectual creation with copyright protection, and that it is the company which brings all the parts together to form a final product, then the company can be an author ...

Ownership of copyright is generally held: by the author (creator) ? in the case of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works [Copyright Act 1968 (Cth s 35(2)]; by the producer (maker) ? in the case of a film [ss 98(2), 22(4)] or sound recording [ss 97(2), 22(3)];