At 07:45 PM 9/1/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>if getting the contract means enough to you that you're willing to
>>>hand over the copyright as part of the deal, i'd say they're within
>>>their rights to pull your logo from the page.
>>
>>It's important to remember that unless you sign away a right, you own it.
>
>
>good point, Suz..
>
Since we draw inspiration from this discussion all over the world, I may be
good to point out that copyright laws can be different outside the US.
Here in NZ, for example the new copyright law states that, unless the
contract states otherwise, the copyright transfers to the party who
commissions the work and pays for it.
A lot of software developers do not realize this and omit to make a
copyright provision in their contract.
>From what Linda said I thought there could be a misunderstanding between
her and her client. The client thinks of copyright, but Linda just wants to
have something that credits her with having made the site.
A compromise should be possible if she explains that she is willing to
forego the copyright.
She could still link to the site from her own web site, but with a
statement that the copyright had been transferred.
I can understand a client who allows a designer's logo on the site, but not
a hyper link.
A hyper link might leak traffic from the site. The logo is more harmless
and can even give "cachet" to the site.
Joop Teernstra
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.imachination.com
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