I'm sorry if this is somewhat off-topic, but I'm sure others have confronted this situation before and can help me solve it ..
I have a client who wants me to develop a web site for him, that is a key part of his business system. In fact I'm sure what he wnats to do is build his business around the web site, and eventually either franchise it or sell it off. Therefor he wants to own all the IP. On the other hand there are interesting elements in the job that I see using later. He's got an interesting approach to using SMS for example that will have application in many other areas of business. I originally submitted my proposal with a clause that says in effect he owns the content and the business plan, I own the code, he gets an irrevocable licence ot the code when the site is launched and the final payment is received. He says he doesnt like that because it means he doesnt own the IP and couldn't on-sell the site or get somone else to work the code on it without my permission. I want to let hm feel free to sell it or do whatever he likes with it, becuase after the site is launched he'll like my work and give me more work as a result or he wont, and the initial build agreement wont make any difference to that. But on the other hand i want to be able to use the work I've done in other sites, as we all do. I have no problem with agreeing not to build similar systems for any of his competitors, but how do you folk handle this problem? Give the client the rights to do what he likes with his own business and his own web site, but at the same time retain your ability to reuse what you've built? For example, if i build a nice bulk email handling module, I want to be able to use it elsewhere or modify it and use it again on other sites. -- Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:240308 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
