Re: FLASH: Business practices

[Gregg Caines]

I've done a lot of software development in C++,

VB and Delphi and I have given away source code

only very seldom, and only when compensated for

it, and with explicit wording in the contract against

redistribution.


Of course there are clients who will expect your

source without compensation, but it all boils down

to whether or not you're in business to make money.

Everyone knows the FLAs are valuable... We just

disagree about whether or not we should profit from

them.


I can respect the people who give them away, as I've

often done free work for clients (not free source, but

other free work), but I can't understand the people

who think they are worthless.


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Gregg Caines

n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

http://www.neometrixsystems.com

gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

> 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.




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