Re: FN-FORUM contract issue

date posted 6th September 2002 17:10

Specialist Copyright lawyers charge around £150+ per hour. I've been through
all this recently.

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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Lowe" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: "Adrian MacTaggart" [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM contract issue


> Friday, September 6, 2002, 2:12:49 PM, you wrote:
> AM> I have a potential client that needs a Flash site updated. To do this
I need
> AM> the original .fla files, however the agency that originally worked on
the
> AM> site have the files and say they have right of ownership.
>
> AM> I checked if rights to ownership was written in to the original
contract,
> AM> and my (potential) client is not sure if there was even a contract.
> AM> Therefore what rights does he have to get the .flas if either:
>
> AM> a) There was never a contract
>
> AM> b) There was a contract but nothing was stated with regards to
ownership
>
> I wouldn't hold out much hope - usually IPR defaults to the author (IE
> - them) unless it was in the contract (doesn't sound like that was the
> case).
>
> It can be quite a vague area of law though - might be trying to get a
> bit of advice from a commercial solicitor that specialises in that
> specific area of law (try Eversheds).
>
> Cheers,
> Richard.
>
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