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Posted by Jack P on 02/12/07 04:24
I went through the same thing a few months ago
except that I was the one who "fired" the client ---
to make a long story short: I offered them everything that they needed
at a buyout price -- a price that compensated me fairly for what I had
done for them, and also a little extra $$$ for the fact that they could
make 2 or 3 MORE videos from what I shot for them (I tend to shoot
alot)
Then I even reffered them to a company that I felt could give them what
they wanted: which was Blair Witch -- type camerawork -- Which I don't
and won't do
Point is: Get Paid for your Work First
and then make copies of everything so that you COULD possibly repurpose
the materials again if it's not all copyrighted.
I make sure that I contract to make Finished Videos --- not whole
projects, because my files may contain certain trade sectrets &
techniques that are most certainly mine.
One test of ownership over materials --- if not noted in your contract
--- is who paid for and provided the tape stock and blank media?
Good luck
JP
S. Whitmore wrote:
> On 11 Feb 2007 12:02:36 -0800, rynato@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Could someone point me
>> in the right direction? Googling has not really turned up what I am
>> after.
>
> Legal advice you receive in a newsgroup is worth what you pay for it.
> You're much better off getting real legal advice. Your lawyer will
> then know details that we lack here, such as where you live and what
> laws apply, as well as the terms of your contract.
>
> That said, and with the caveat that I'm not a lawyer, this "might"
> boil down to "basic" copyright law. If you're in the US and there's
> no written contract, you'll be interested in Circular 9 from the US
> Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf
>
> That document discusses what is -- and is not -- a "work for hire."
>
> Good luck. (And on a personal advice level, I would say "don't burn
> bridges if you don't have to.")
>
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