A computer program developed by an in-house computer programmer for use in a random audit system instituted by a financial firm is a work-made-for-hire that would belong automatically to the firm, not the programmer.

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Under the Copyright Act sec. 201b)), the employer holds the copyright to works made by an employee within the scope of the employee’s employment.

A Computer Program Developed by an In-House Computer Programmer for Use