Copyright Law
Copyright Law
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- GreedoLives0
if it's work for hire, and that was explicitly stated up front, it's gone. It's theirs.
If they refused to sign your contract, but are using your work, you've got grounds for a lawsuit. they can't say it's work for hire if they didn't state that.
Just negotiate a price with them for owning the original art (1 1/2 times what they paid for it is reasonable, unless they're the next fedex or starbucks, then you might wanna keep the door open for more down the road).
If you're talking about a lot of money, go see a lawyer. The GAG has a legal hotline you can call for some nonbinding opinions (http://www.gag.org ;their site seems to be down at the moment?)