Re: Client woes..

Ben is actually my boss.. And just an update for everyone they put the (C)
back on.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kear" <mkear(at)afpwebworks.com>
To: "Ben Russo" <i.am.ben(at)sympatico.ca>; "HWG Techniques"
<hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 8:16 PM
Subject: RE: Client woes..


> I thought whether you have copyright notice or not makes no difference to
> whether the site is copyrighted.  Regardless of the presence of a
statement,
> it's copyrighted.  All you have to do to protect your rights is to be able
> to prove that YOU did the work, and it wasn't as Work For Hire.    Having
> the statement on there only helps to deter people from ripping it off, and
> makes it easier later on to prove that you never intended for the content
to
> be public domain.  But it isn't essential.
>
> Or have I got the wrong idea here?
>
> Cheers,
> Mike Kear
> Windsor, NSW, Australia
> AFP WebWorks
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Russo" <i.am.ben(at)sympatico.ca>
> To: "HWG Techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 9:54 PM
> Subject: Client woes..
>
>
> > Hey...
> >
> > I'm having issues about the copyright on a site I just finished.
Without
> > warning, they ripped off the copyright.  I asked them (kindly) to put it
> > back, they said no.
> >
> > One major problem is there is no contract on this project.  It was a
> favour,
> > and it turned ugly.  Lesson learned:  Do NOTHING unless it's been signed
> > for.
> >
> > Anyway.  I saw some talk about this sort of thing before.  Just
wondering
> if
> > those people could enlighten me a bit about this.
> >
> > I want the copyright on.  They don't.  I figure there might be some
legal
> > action I can take.  We're both in the same city, so we'd fall under the
> same
> > laws.  So I'm hoping I'm the victim because I'm the artist and they
ripped
> > my signature off.  Do I have any rights, or am I just dreaming?
> >
> > Please email me and not the list, cause we are off topic.
> >
> > and THANKS!!!
> >
> > - Ben
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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