RE: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites ETC ETC

date posted 14th June 2002 14:24

hey Adam,

you might be interested on what the law actually says in case you want to
use it

"What are moral rights?

Moral rights are granted to the authors of literary, dramatic, musical and
artistic works and to film directors:
* to be identified as the author of the work or director of the film
in certain circumstances, e.g. when copies are issued to the public
* to object to derogatory treatment of the work or film which amounts
to a distortion or mutilation or is otherwise prejudicial to the honour or
reputation of the author or director
In contrast to the economic rights under copyright, moral rights are
concerned with protecting the personality and reputation of authors. The
right to be identified cannot be exercised unless it has been asserted, i.e.
the author or director has indicated their wish to exercise the right by
giving notice to this effect (which generally has to be in writing and
signed) to those seeking to use or exploit the work or film. Moreover, both
the right to be identified and the right to object to derogatory treatment
can be waived by the author or director.
from
http://www.intellectual-property.gov.uk/std/faq/copyright/moral_rights.htm

yes, the law IS on our side, and you have many grounds to look for a
intellectual property lawyer and claim damages. Myself, as an individual,
cannot afford the time nor money, but your design agency should go for it

D

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Mould [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 14 June 2002 14:01
> To: freelance
> Subject: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites ETC ETC
>
> Does anyone out there know any good LAWYERS in this field? clients can
> sometimes really take the p**s, my advice to D is to hound these people
> and
> don't give up until you receive the credit that you have earnt. I am a
> Director of a small design agency and we seem to always be in dispute over
> copyright, which actually by law, bends more to the artist than purchaser.
>
> A recent case: we had designed a really clean and functional site as phase
> one and worked on the company's profile with the view to build the brand
> and
> develop some really nice interactive phase 2&3. Cut a very long story
> short,
> in comes new chief, re-tenders the site... we loose to a bunch of cheap
> muppets... then THEY use OUR graphics, re-arrange them VERY badly, run an
> 'off the shelf' CMS and claim full design credit on the site!!!... more
> front than Woolies!... 3 years of branding, development, design down the
> swanny and we can't use the url now cos it looks so s**te! bitter and
> twisted... YES.
> Moral: fight for your rights. client's should be made aware of exactly
> what
> it is they are buying, who can be accredited and what they can do with
> it...
> the LAW is on OUR side!
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