An author has the inalienable right to terminate a copyright transfer 35 years after agreeing to permanently relinquish the copyright.[4] However, according to the US Copyright Office, Circular 9 "the termination provisions of the law do not apply to works made for hire."[1] These restrictions, in both the work for hire doctrine and the right of termination, exist out of recognition that artists frequently face unequal bargaining power in their business dealings. Nonetheless, failure to secure a work-for-hire agreement by commissioning organizations can create difficult situations. One such example is the artist Raymond Kaskey's 1985 statue Portlandia, an iconic symbol of the city of Portland, Oregon.