my opinion is that if you have to give away rights (which is a reasonable
request) it should reflect in the pay.
we sometimes ask people to give away their rights in favor of a client, but
it's not standard procedure, and it never should be.
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Koen van Hees E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LdV/Partners Ad Agency http://www.ldv.com
Balansstraat 117 B-2018 Antwerp (Belgium)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Hi gang,
>
> Remember a short time back when we had the discussion about copyrighting
> our
> works? I believe it was Brent who'd done a site, then someone else
> modified
> it and he could no longer use it on his resume.
>
> I'm in somewhat of a quandary. Typically when I do a site, I add a little
> line at the bottom of the pages, at least the major pages, stating that
> the
> site was designed and maintained by TLW Enterprises. I use a -2 font. I
> have
> the copyright listed as the business and myself. No one has ever
> complained.
>
> This customer doesn't want any of that, and is so serious about it that I
> might not get the job if I push it. His only reason given is that if I do
> work for him, it should belong to him. I've tried to use the analogy that
> if
> I paint a portrait for him, I still did the work, but that floats like a
> lead
> balloon.
>
> It's a big job for me, several thousand US dollars (even though that's
> another
> issue he's beating me over the head with, but I've dug in my heals). How
> do
> you get credit for your work so you can assure potential customers that
> you
> did the site? Is a link in your online portfolio to the site enough?
> Will a
> meta author tag listing me as suffice? I know I can take a hard-line
> stance,
> and reasoning with the guy is getting me nowhere. Does anyone have a
> compromise that I can propose?
>
> Linda Wishman
> TLW Enterprises
> http://www.win.bright.net/~twishman/
>
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