Section II The Owner of the Copyright
The Artist.—If a work of sculpture is made by an artist on his own behalf he becomes on publication the proprietor of the copyright if before publication he has not assigned his interest in the work.
The Employer.—If one procures an artist to make a work of sculpture for him the employer will be ab initio the owner of the copyright without any necessity for assignment from the artist. In order so to vest the work the employer, it would seem, requires to take no part in the invention or design of the work. If he causes the work to be done, he comes within the Act. No valuable consideration need be shown.
The Assignee.—Assignment must be under seal, i. e. by a deed in writing signed by the proprietor in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses.905