Client stole our comps
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- nmata0
good stuff, yet neither legally binding, nor from an un-biased source.
i think the whole idea of making sure that everyone (client, designer) clearly understands their rights is essential. the aiga provides a valuable starting point for that. again, the language in the ethical practices handbook lends itself to an image, or an ad. it in no way addresses the concept of brand ownership.
i think a better parallel than photography is domain name ownership - every so often someone squats on a domain and then tries to make their fortune selling it to some company. a lot of times in the past, it worked. now that people are more informed, and more importantly, willing to pay lawyers to fight over intellectual properties, it doesn't always work out for the 'entrepreneur' (sp?) who stole the domain. the reason? the company in question owns their brand, their corporate identity. no amount of legalese will change that.