Artwork Ownership? 44 Responses

Last post: 1 year, 5 months ago | Thread started: Oct 16, 08, 3:21 a.m.

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• Robski

  I am currently freelancing and working for/with a Developer. Once I have complete design work he is requesting the original artwork (Illustrator, Photoshop files etc.)

  Should I be happy to pass these on or should I charge extra?

  Oct 16, 08, 3:21 a.m. – Permalink

• Nematoth

  Charge what is would cost you to produce the work, or for someone else to re-create it.. that's what I normally do unless it's a mate of mine or they have passed me plenty of work in the past..

  • is = it *– Nematoth1/2

    Yes, charge extra.– Complexfruit2/2

  

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  Dog-earOct 16, 08, 3:22 a.m. – Permalink

• SkyPoo

  Under the current contract he should only be entitled to those finished files that are approved for direct use on the finished product. Any prep files, pre-production files, non-presentable layered files or anything else is exclusively your property. Even then your client only has rights to use not toal ownership unless he negotiated ownership up front.

  So I would explain to him that you would be happy to sell him the archive of preparatory work for the project but you need to ensure he agrees only to use the archive on the project in question so that he can't extraploate things for use on other projects entirely unrelated to the one you created the work for.

  

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  Dog-earOct 16, 08, 3:28 a.m. – Permalink

• Moo

  Any freelance design work I do I have to pass over the psd files in order for the developers to do their stuff but I do up the price just incase the agency cut me out and then just use the designs again plus if there are any amends the developers can make them instead of coming back to me which is a bonus

  

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  Dog-earOct 16, 08, 4:32 a.m. – Permalink

• SkyPoo

  ^ I'm the opposite. They get flattened files unless sepcifially negotiating for layered ones. This is also because for me layers is part of the development process, but the finishing process has to be applied to a flattened layer. So I retain the responsibility, and the fees, for any additional re-works.

  • You are a brilliant business person and would be interested in fellating you, should the opportunity arise.– max_prophet

  

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  Dog-earOct 16, 08, 4:34 a.m. – Permalink