'Logo' Question
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- monNom0
It has to do with the limitation of rights... Unless you explicitly transfer your rights to them, you still retain copyright, and they get a license to use the artwork you created. This should be spelled out in your contract.
You sold them a website which probably includes stock photos, fonts, icons, a logotype... they don't own any of that stuff, they just have a license for it. If they want to create derivative works from any of it, you hold an interest in that artwork and they need to buy out your rights. This also means they cant sell the website on theme forest, or sell your icons to the football league, or print a bunch of Tshirts with pieces of your website artwork without your say-so.
If their lawyer calls you, you need to get your own lawyer to talk to him.
You can keep this relationship a good one, but you need to stand up for your rights. And you should be clear on what your rights ARE so there's no confusion in the future... Talk to a lawyer about this too.