On Jan 24, 2006, at 4:42 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
I've almost never been asked for Finale files, but tend to provide them
anyway, just so there's a record in more than one place.
But last week, I was asked for the files by a composer who wanted to
tweak
the results. I thought nothing of it -- until he was having nightmares
with
my multiple workarounds, forgot to turn off automatic spacing, didn't
know
how to work with the page size (I work in an approximately 9x12
original
before going to PDF) and couldn't read my custom fonts on his Mac (just
Roman numerals, in this case).
What do folks normally do? Because I do exclusively new music, it's not
like I'm a jealous guardian of the original files. I feel like they
belong
with the composer. On the other hand, I'm not enthused about offering
ongoing help in this way, even though this is an occasional but
faithful
engraving client.
Dennis
Hmm, this has come up before, and the general consensus has been (with
a few dissensions) that the Finale files are yours, and the final
product (printed, PDF, or EPS) is what the client paid for. Unless you
pay more with the explicit agreement beforehand, photographers don't
give you the negatives, lawyers don't give you their case notes, etc.,
were the comparisons.
I have found that the special fonts I use preclude anyone from being
able to do anything with my files in any case, so it is a moot point
with my clients.
Christopher
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