Eleanor Rigby is an employee of Strawberry Fields Music, Inc., a firm that specializes in the preparation of original music for possible use by advertisers in TV and radio commercials. In January 2000, Rigby wrote a song that is protected by copyright. She wrote the song as part of her regular duties as a Strawberry Fields employee. Rigby and Strawberry Fields did not have a written agreement concerning ownership of the copyright on the song. In February 2000, Rigby and Strawberry Fields published the song by making large numbers of copies available to the public. Statements A through D deal with ownership of the copyright on the song and with the duration of the copyright. Which statement is legally accurate?

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Under the "work made for hire" doctrine, Strawberry Fields owns the copyright because Rigby created the song as part of her employment duties. The copyright duration for works made for hire is 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter. Since the song was published in 2000, the copyright will expire in 2070.

Eleanor Rigby Is an Employee of Strawberry Fields Music, Inc