Re: FLASH: Ownership of .fla Files

[Matt Coyne]

As far as I know that is the same here in the UK.


A clause has to be specifically drawn into a contract for the client 

to gain ownership of any work created. The client will be able to use 

it's website/animation/design but not claim ownership.


But, as Darren pointed out, courts prolly haven't been tested too 

much on this one.


hth

matt



>John Brzys wrote:

>

>  > > I'm sure this question has been asked before and it's a subjective topic

>  > > but......

>  > >

>  > > When you complete a Flash website job - who "owns" the .fla (authoring

>  > > source) files? The design/web company or the client?

>  > >

>  > Ownership is based on the contract drawn up prior to starting on the job.

>  >

>  > many folks think that the programmer/designer owns the fla - creator

>  > others believe the client owns the fla - buyer

>  >

>  > too many times this question is brought up after the fla has been built.

>  > to avoid a falling out it is best to get things out in the open right off

>  > the get go

>  >

>  > jb

>  >

>  > flasher is generously supported by...

>

>Here in Canada the creator maintains copyright of all produced material unless

>a contract is drawn up specifying that the copyright be transferred to the

>client.

>

>This is something many people in Canada aren't aware of and I don't think it's

>been tested too much in the courts yet.

>

>Darren.

>

>

>

>

>flasher is generously supported by...

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>      flashforward2000 and The Flash Film Festival

>   "The Worldís Premier Flash Solutions Conference and Expo"

>  March 27-29, Nob Hill Masonic Center, San Francisco, California

>

>-Register before Feb 25 and save $200!!-- www.flashforward2000.com

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to

>

http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email helpchinwag [dot] com

:  t  h  r  e  e  z  e  r  o  :



flasher is generously supported by...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     flashforward2000 and The Flash Film Festival

  "The World’s Premier Flash Solutions Conference and Expo"

 March 27-29, Nob Hill Masonic Center, San Francisco, California


-Register before Feb 25 and save $200!!-- www.flashforward2000.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to

http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email

helpchinwag [dot] com