[slavik81]

That's normal for commissioned works. When you hire a contractor, by default they retain copyright over whatever they create.

https://copyright.uslegal.com/copyright-ownership/commission...

[true_religion]

What about “work for hire”?

[slavik81]

From the link:

> Work made for hire and commissioned work are different from one another because work made for hire involves an employee and commissioned work is executed by an independent contractor.