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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
The "Godfather" materials are not considered works-for-hire. Puzo wrote The Godfather novel first, and then sold all the rights to the book, sequels, and all the characters to Paramount.
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
The "Godfather" works are not "works-for-hire." The book came first, then he sold the rights, and co-wrote the screenplays for the movie sequels.
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Clear this out for me: if you consider that the "Godfather" materials are not considered works-for-hire then under what condition did Puzo co-wrote the screenplays? Did Puzo work for hire, or did he get the get the copyright for the screenplays?