Re: Client vs. Artist Copyright Question

I think you should retain the copyrights. You can grant the client 
the use of those graphics on that site, etc.. If the client really 
wanted to own the graphics, there probably would be a contract with 
the clause "work for hire."

Even though you're creating "original" graphics, it's likely that at 
another site you may create some graphics that are variants of what 
you've previously done. If another entity actually owned those 
earlier graphics, and wanted to press the point, I think you could be 
infringing on copyright.

--Jeff




>At 03:42 PM Saturday10/23/1999, Carol Geary wrote:
>
><snip>
>
> >How would like the next designer to honor your copyright of
> >images that you add to the site? What copyrights are you offering to the
> >restaurant? Do you expect them to understand and honor your copyrights?
>
>I just completed a sight for a client that included many
>original graphics I created.  I attributed the copyrights
>of the site to the client.  Is that not a usual practice?
>Should I be retaining copyrights for graphics I create
>for clients?  What is the usual practice?
>
>---
>Nel

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