Re: FN-FORUM: Best Blog stuff?

date posted 19th January 2006 11:18

On Thursday 19 January 2006 11:15, Tony Crockford wrote:

> I don't want to get into legal interpretation of all the other
> aspects, just to clarify that copyright remains with the creator of
> the work unless expressly created as "work for hire" which is
> generally agreed to apply to work created for a company by that
> companies employees but not in a business to client relationship
> unless specifically defined in contract

I always figure it's best to state exactly which rights are and isn't
transferred to the client - I normally transfer copyright to the visual items
- design and logos, and things like copy used in the sites.

For code, I give a non-exclusive right to re-use and modify.

I think this is reasonable - it's their site, and their look. My code makes
it work, and they get to use it, can change it if they need to, etc; but I
retain the right to sell and re-use that code myself.

Matt