31. :: : As to GWB and his gang of typewriter monkeys, it's a question about work for hire . 32. If a work is not a work for hire , then the author will be the initial copyright owner. 33. :It really depends on how the work for hire ( used here in the general sense ) was executed. 34. In general, original holder of copyright is the author; exception : works for hire ( Art . 16 ). 35. On the other hand, a work for hire agreement is less desirable for creators than a Copyright transfer agreement. 36. We do not consider this sufficient to create the presumption that the strip was a work for hire . }} 37. In uploading a work for hire , does one identify the work as one's own or a work by somebody else? 38. :If the images are truly works for hire , then the copyrights to the images are owned by the municipal government. 39. :: If it was a work for hire the contractor may now be the copyright holder and not the photographer. 40. It is possible that your photographer was doing work for hire , in which case he transferred the copyright to you.