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Scotch, There is a fine line here and it depends on where you are geographically as well. The designer/artist owns the rights to their work by default (protected under copyright in I believe all industrialized, 1st world nations). If you sell the rights to that work, then technically you no longer can claim any ownership - however this becomes fuzzy when someone shows work for promotion noting that they worked on the project, and sites the owner, which is a legitimate action to take if you didnt sign anything saying that you couldn't.
That being said, the best way to go about this is to have a conversation with the client prior to the project beginning. Either have the contract state that the designer can show the work for self promotion, or come to a verbal agreement if the contract just has a general "client owns the copyright" clause. Of course, the prior arrangement is better.
- They're saying the work is the intellectual property of the design firm, not me—even though I worked on these projects.Scotch_Roman
- Projects. And when I say worked on, I mean I was lead designer, working under a CD.Scotch_Roman
- (Sorry I hijacked your thread!)Scotch_Roman