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As RW said.. it really depends on what kind of arrangement you had with them.
Typically in cases of IP or copyright the original author of the material can claim ownership of said materials. What they then do is *license the rights* of the material.
Example:
You create a logo for a large corporation. Before you begin to do any creative you have them sign a piece of paper legally claiming they are simply purchsing the *rights* to use said logo for x amount of time. So that is what they pay for - the *rights* to use the logo - not ownership. If they wanted to buy out the rights for the logo and claim ownership of it you would need to set a price on the rights of the logo. Just remember in doing so you lose any rights you previously retained as owner.There's a lot more to it than that - but that's kinda the gist of it. I imagine there is a similar arrangement for IP/copyrighted code and apps.
Talk to your developer before simply trying to sell/license the code. The last thing you'd want to do is end up in court because he legally maintains all rights and ownership of the app.
- Who knows - it might be beneficial for the both of you to strike up a deal on how to license the rights to the app.d_rek