copyrights and work
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- doesnotexist
myself, doing web design, and a php/backend guy, and a marketing agent are teaming up to form an LLC. now, they want a line from me stating something like what happens to the work when and if the client drops out in the middle of everything.
i am in the opinion that i wouldnt give them shit, as theyre dropping the project. but i dont really know what i want to do, and dont know what's done.
does anyone have any suggestions? would i give them my original work i have done up to that point? some work? none?
- skt0
All work is owned by you until payment is received in full. I would say, but you might want to get that turned into leagal chat.
- doesnotexist0
yes, we are working with a lawyer on this. i know we will have something in there about being paid for what we've done up to the point of the drop.
so in that case youd hand over all work youve done when they drop and you get paid?
do they have the rights to its usage then?
- ldww0
my contract states that work is copywrited material of mine until full payment has been received.
- skt0
my contract states that work is copywrited material of mine until full payment has been received.
ldww
(Feb 17 06, 06:56)That is what I tried to say.
Also, if you get paid half up front and they drop you half way through, you get to keep that money and give them nothing. Thats why you take half up front.
- ldww0
look around on the aiga pre-made contract site, i think i got the wording for my contract on this matter from there.
- doesnotexist0
right, i have also looked over those aiga templates.
i am now second guessing myself because they are thinking that they should get the work and the rights to it if it is half done. i disagree, seems like everyone else is too, yes?
- TheAristocrat0
I would suggest picking up the "handbook for pricing and ethical guidelines" it has a lot of legal information about copyrights, and licensing and sample contracts you can use for wording.