How have changing working patterns during the pandemic impacted on IP ownership?

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Do changing working patterns impact on ownership of ‘creative’ works? What can employers do?

This Q&A is based on our Lens post: Does what happens in Vegas actually stay in Vegas?: copyright ownership and employment and was recently first published online at Lexis PSL.

Topics covered include:
  • the copyright ownership position of employees and freelancers/independent contractors in the UK
  • recent guidance on the test of ‘in the course of employment’
  • contractual mechanisms which companies can adopt in their employment contracts to safeguard their interests