Sell open source flash file
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- sparker0
a question, why did you say "open-source?"
did you license it under the GPL (or other appropriate OSI license)?
you are not selling and "open-source" file, you're selling your proprietary source code for that specific flash product.
i hate to be nit-picky about this, but if you're going to ask a question and use industry nomenclature to describe something, at least get it right.
as for the ownership of the file, check the contract carefully. sometimes clients like to use overtly broad definitions for "source" and "end-product."
most of the time, to legally stand up, you MUST have a clause in your contract or business model that specifically say you retain ownership of source code.
otherwise the battle can be more difficult. was the client aware the closed source file was not part of the transfer of ownership? if not, then the contract wasn't clear and will be harder to enforce.
note, i didn't say impossible, just harder.