A bill to amend the copyright law regarding work made for hire.

Amends Federal copyright law to redefine "work made for hire" as work: (1) prepared by a formal salaried employee within the scope of his or her employment (other than specially ordered or commissioned work); and (2) each work specially ordered or commissioned for use as a contribution to a collective work if the parties agree in writing before its commencement that it shall be considered a work made for hire.

Redefines "joint work" to state that specially ordered or commissioned work shall be considered joint work if the parties have signed a written agreement before its commencement that it shall be considered a joint work. Specifies that the pertinent contributions to a joint work must be of original (that is, copyrightable) material.