When is an employee's creation generally a work made for hire?

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  1. Whenever the company likes it
  2. When created within the employee's job scope
  3. Only after a patent filing

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  1. Work Made for Hire www.copyright.gov/register/se-hire.html Checked 2026-10-11.

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