Copyright Act Article 12
Where a work is completed by a person under commission, except in the circumstances set out in the preceding article, such commissioned person is the author of the work; provided, where an agreement stipulates that the commissioning party is the author, such agreement shall govern.Where the commissioned person is the author pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, enjoyment of the economic rights to such work shall be assigned through contractual stipulation to either the commissioning party or the commissioned person. Where no stipulation regarding the enjoyment of economic rights has been made, the economic rights shall be enjoyed by the commissioned person.Where the economic rights are enjoyed by the commissioned person pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the commissioning party may exploit the work.
中文原文 著作權法第12條
出資聘請他人完成之著作,除前條情形外,以該受聘人為著作人。
但契約約定以出資人為著作人者,從其約定。
依前項規定,以受聘人為著作人者,其著作財產權依契約約定歸受聘人或出資人享有。
未約定著作財產權之歸屬者,其著作財產權歸受聘人享有。
依前項規定著作財產權歸受聘人享有者,出資人得利用該著作。
但契約約定以出資人為著作人者,從其約定。
依前項規定,以受聘人為著作人者,其著作財產權依契約約定歸受聘人或出資人享有。
未約定著作財產權之歸屬者,其著作財產權歸受聘人享有。
依前項規定著作財產權歸受聘人享有者,出資人得利用該著作。