Your Cover Designer Owns Your Cover (Until They Sign It Over)
Last reviewed by Robert Prime — September 2026 Quick Answer: Under s.11(1) CDPA 1988 the designer owns the copyright in your cover, because they made it and they are not your employee. Payment does not move it — only an assignment in writing, signed by them, does (s.90(3)).
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