Ownership of jointly created works shall be determined by separately assessing which of the above categories applies to each creator, respectively, and then determining whether the parties had entered into an agreement regarding ownership, rights and use. Whenever two or more creators work together, questions regarding joint ownership arise. For example, if a student assisted a faculty member with a project, was the student compensated for his or her efforts (a "work for hire" arrangement) or was it more of a collaborative effort (which would arguably make the student a joint author)? If a team of faculty members works together to create an online "toolbox" for incoming college freshmen to be posted on the college website, may individual members of the team use the portions they created in other projects or venues? May the college market and license the use of the toolbox to other colleges? Whenever possible, creators working jointly should discuss and decide these issues up front and formalize them in a written agreement.