Section 140 — Assignment — assignment of future copyright

(1)A future copyright may be assigned by the person who would be the copyright owner when the copyright comes into existence.

(2)Where a future copyright is assigned, the copyright will, when it comes into existence —

(a)vest in the assignee or the assignee’s successor in title, as the case may be; and

(b)not vest in the person who would otherwise be the first owner under section 133, 134, 135 or 136.

(3)In this section and section 141, “future copyright” means a copyright that will come into existence in the future.