RE: FN-FORUM: Moral/Legal Obligation?

date posted 11th October 2005 23:08

Thank you.....I understand the point about keeping them sweet, but it
appears, as though he wants to sell them his wording and my creation (just
really going by a couple of things he said and reading between the lines -
or assuming), which I think is fine, as long as I get a cut off it.....I
didn't not lay out, that I'm writing the copyright over to him in a contract
- as a matter of fact I still have the originally written documents in my
client folder....

Do you think it would be a good idea to first of all try and find out what
he really wants to do with it? If he's going to tell me of course :)?

Gina

I suppose its just the question of whether its in your interests to tell
them no or charge for it.

If they're happy with what you've done and have had no problems with you
then they may give you more work in the future, if you say no or ask for
more money they they'll probably either not bother and find someone else
next time, or pay you the one off fee then probably find someone else
next time. It could pay to keep them sweet ;)

Mick.

Dave Boulden wrote:
> I seem to remember that this situation has been covered many times. If I
> recall correctly, the copyright remains with the creator of the work
unless
> it is specifically transferred to the customer in a contract or other form
> of legal agreement.
>
> Dave.
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>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
>>Behalf Of Michael Adams
>>Sent: 11 October 2005 22:43
>>To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
>>Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Moral/Legal Obligation?
>>
>>
>>Did you make it clear from the start that you would keep the
>>copyright for the materials produced?
>>
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>
>>>Hi everybody
>>>
>>>I'm still lurking in the background but I have a quick
>>
>>question: I've
>>
>>>just finished designing a brochure for one of my clients
>>
>>and had them
>>
>>>printed for him - basically supplied him with the finished product.
>>>
>>>He's now asking me to supply him with the original file so
>>
>>he can give
>>
>>>it to one of his partner companies in Windsor for them to reproduce.
>>>
>>>I haven't actually sold him the "copyright" to it - I just
>>
>>charged him
>>
>>>the price for the brochure design and then of course for
>>
>>having them printed.
>>
>>>Do I give him the original file and charge him extra for the
>>>copyright? What is my legal obligation? I don't really like the
>>>thought of giving up the original file
>>>
>>>Any advice?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance
>>>
>>>Gina
>
>
>


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