Under copyright law, the doctrine of works for hire states that:
A. if an employee prepares a work within the scope of her employment, her employer is considered the author of the work
B. if an employee prepares a work within the scope of her work, the employee is considered the author of the work for copyright purposes
C. if the work is specially ordered or commissioned, it is always considered, for copyright purposes, the work of the employer
D. a person's original creations, if committed to tangible form, are always considered to be authored by the actual creator in the law of copyright