Sometimes we have clients ask about sharing copyright with another party. Often multiple parties feel like they should “own” the rights to a particular created work. Although sometimes it can make sense, usually it is not what the parties want to have happen. US Copyright law allows sharing of copyright in what is called a
Fairly often a contractor will create a customized version of something for a client based on a template: a customized version of a software program, a customized presentation or publication. In that situation, the contractor usually wants to be able to use the template again, but the client wants to feel like they own the
This is a question that we encounter fairly frequently, usually when a consultant (artist, business consultant, software engineer) is contracting with a company to provide deliverables (a design, business plans, software). Often both sides will feel that they should “own” the intellectual property in the work product. The company doesn’t want the consultant to take