>A highly recommended practice is to institute a clause which covers a variety of scenarios of assignment of the copyright for all work produced. This is what

>A highly recommended practice is to institute a clause which covers a variety of scenarios of assignment of the copyright for all work produced. This is what I've done for years with my Service Agreement. IP transfer officially occurs on full payment, and rights are assigned to Client if Product would not be considered a work made for hire under applicable law. Though if I'm not paid, I send a written warning after N past due. If still don't get paid N days past said notice, I reserve the right to equitable relief, send a cease to desist, and if I still don't get paid I can go to court and get an injunction to stop Client from using it. There is some language that clearly provides a grace period to the Client to use it while awaiting invoices, etc. IP transfer is the most leverage you have as a freelance software consultant. It's the one thing you should have clearly defined in a Services Agreement, and you shouldn't waffle on.