Re: FLASH: Business practices

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 01:48 PM 6/8/2000 , you wrote:


>I do Flash freelance, and at the end of the project the client often asks me

>for the .fla files.  Is this standard? What do you fellow freelancers do?

>

>I always give them if they ask me for them but this kinda seems like I'm

>removing myself from the equation.  What do people think?

>

>-Carl


Depends what the deal was. Many if not most freelancers do NOT provide 

source code, or charge quite a bit extra for it. The presumption in USA 

case law is that freelance work results in a license for usage of the 

product, not in a transfer of ownership of the product. See gag.org 

(Graphic Artists' Guild) for lots of great information about these and 

other considerations. Since many clients are not savvy about this, it's 

essential to include the terms in a written contract or at least a memo. A 

contract will tend to help protect you legally. A memo will tend to help 

preserve good client relations.


Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media

Flash portfolio: http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/portfolio



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