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But isn't it always worth being clear and explicit about who will own what copyrights and and have what licenses to use/modify/distribute the material? And it
by josephlord 12y ago
But isn't it always worth being clear and explicit about who will own what copyrights and and have what licenses to use/modify/distribute the material?
And it might not be uniform for everything in the project. There could be build tools that are developed that the client doesn't own but has a very liberal license to use while the actual product and source code copyright could be transferred to the client.
- roberthahn 12y agoYour questions are reasonable. I'll add more: What if you're in Canada? England? France? I suppose my comment was inane, but I hope that any freelancer not working in the States, should they come across this, will stop and do their homework. I'd hate for them to get screwed over. Freelancing is tough enough without factoring in bad contracts.
- josephlord 12y agoI'm actually in England. Copyright is pretty international by treaty (although in some countries like France you can't give away your moral rights but you can still grant licenses I think). Employment (and what sorts of contracts imply employment) probably do vary much more by jurisdiction and may have tax, holiday, and other legal implications so I do agree homework is required.
- yangmeyer 12y agoFrom my experience freelancing in Germany, the standard approach there is to grant an exclusive, perpetual etc. license to your client for whatever you made under the contract, of which you as the author continue to own the copyright (Urheberrecht).