RE: FLASH: who owns the fla?

[Top-Link Tech (Charles Moulton]

the ownership of the .fla file would depend upon what was contractually

agreed at the project signing. You should always have it state in your

contract that all source files (.fla, .psd, .ai, etc) are yours unless the

client buys all rights for an additional fee.


If you didn't state this up front in your contract, you may want to speak to

a lawyer to make sure the client has no legal grounds towards ownership

(i.e. work-for-hire claim).


-Graveshow


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Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 3:23 PM

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Subject: FLASH: who owns the fla?



If one creates a Flash movie for a client do you give up the rights to

the .fla file as well as the .swf when they pay you?  I have wondered

about this from time to time, but now the question has come up with

one of my sites.  If you give them the fla files you would lose

control over what they did with it.  What do y'all think or do about

this?


Karin Christensen

www.cosmoaccess.net/~ivyacres/





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