contract goofup!
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- abhi
im wondering if you are required to hand in your FLA's. normally i always give my clients a CD of the website, but this instance since i'm moving continents one of my clients wants the FLA's to hand over to another agency so they might update when necessary.
the contract says nothing about FLA's but then im wondering if its regular practice to hand in your FLA's.
cheers
- JazX0
talked about much. dont do it. wait until they need changes and make them learn from their mistake.
more $ for you brudda
- abhi0
thot so. i should've searched.
thanks tons.i dont like the client anyway. :)
- todelete__20
depending on your contract you don't have to give the origionals. in mine i state that i own them.
if yours doesn't say anything about it then you don't really have to hand them over.
just tell them you will be more than happy to continue the work relationship and make all the necessary changes for a set fee.
if they don't like it sell them the origionals.
- JazX0
B-4
Bingo!
- abhi0
youre right K0na, i know i dont want to burn any bridges. its one of them moments when i get all reflective and think that its not their fault im going away so i should just give em what they want. but thats not the right precendent nor the right thing for us all.
the option that they can buy what they want sounds fair.
cheers
- ctrlRmB0
A wedding photographer doesn't hand over his negatives. Designers who hand over the flas create clients who expect the fla's. Don't do it.
It's not entirely about $... It's also a matter of design integrity. The design often becomes ruined once the source files are out of your control.
Your contract should cover a buyout price if you were inclined to present the assets for their use. For some developers buyout isn't an option as they build on code that isn't for sharing.
Bottom line. You aren't obligated to give the source files unless it is clearly stated in a contract that they are for sale. Not the other way around.
I'll say this again... A wedding photographer doesn't hand over his negatives. It's the closest comparison I can think of.