Jackaroodave: Indeed, the author receives the copyrights (it's actually more than one right) and those could be transferred to someone else. The author would still remain the author, though, regardless of who hold what copyrights. Then again, the author need not be the creator. If the creator works for someone else, and in that capacity creates the work, then the other person/company/whatever is considered the author.
(Yes, that allows for a lot of lawsuits if not stated clearly in advance.)


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