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Ive done as airey has said earlier up before when faced with this problem. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
Often you will then get them come back 2 months later asking where the layered file of the background etc is. At this point it's obvious that all they want is the juicy stuff you were exactly trying to stop them getting at. I also bake my layer styles into elements. This basically means only text and positioning of things can be mucked with.
Most clients don't get it at all - even though they sign contracts which cover who owns IP and all, they still think they are entitled to get it and use it however they please. There are thousands of examples such as the BMW dealership where you can make an analogy. But at the end of the day most clients are too fucking cheap, stubborn or stupid to get it.
I think we all feel your pain on this issue.
We make clients pay 3x the value of the design or development if they want the source, and even then there are contractual agreements in place to cover it. The idea is if they are willing to jump through those hoops then they can have it if they really want it.
Most of the time it acts as a deterrent. At the end of the day they are coming to us to do something they can't and we need to protect that and the integrity of our work/reputation. If someone else hacks up your site for example which you are claiming to have done - it reflects very badly :(