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Subject: Re: FLASH: Business practices
From: neal
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 01:08:19 +0100

A photographer would *NEVER* give away their negatives.



Lynn Fredricks wrote:

> > But flash, thats different. Flash is a art form in its own respect and for
> > someone to go in and take your work edit it and then stick there company
> > name or even the client name....no! they will pay a considerable amount of
> > money.
> > its like when you paint something and someone want to keep most of it but
> > just paint a little more stuff on it.
> > ummm no.
> > just my views.
>
> Id like to give you a "client-side" perspective.
>
> If I sign off on a contract for Flash work, I see it as "development" not
> art. I would ask for the FLA in the contract. If you are charging by the
> hour based on specs I have provided, then I have paid for your time and
> would expect the "source" as well, just like C++ or Java development.
>
> If there is going to be previous "art" included in it, then I would expect
> that portion to be "locked" somehow, much like a code library, and my rights
> limited for that portion -- but also, since I am not paying for the work to
> generate it (maybe only minor alterations), I would expect the end cost to
> be lower.
>
> If a contractor wanted to charge more for source, I would use that as part
> of my basis for determining what contractor to go with (my company sources
> work done from many, many countries)and negotiation.
>
> That being said, if I have had a good experience with you, I would
> recontract with you for any updates or changes and you would still get my
> repeat business.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Lynn Fredricks
> President
> Proactive International, LLC
>
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www.flashforward2000.com
Produced by United Digital Artists and lynda.com
Sponsored by Macromedia, Adobe Systems, Fusion, Inc, AtomFilms,
shockwave.com and Electric Rain.
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