Re: Non-compete Clauses

by Moe Rubenzahl <moe(at)maxim-ic.com>

Date:	Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:02:48 -0800
To:	Janet Cady <webpage(at)evansville.net>, "'hwg-business(at)hwg.org'" <hwg-business(at)hwg.org>
References:	evansville
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>Anyone ever dealt with non-compete clauses in signing a contract 
>with a client?
>In some aspects I can understand the client requesting this, but on the other
>hand, I'm not really comfortable with the idea.

I recall a thread on another list server in which someone ran into 
this after the fact -- a client wanted her to refuse work from 
competitors of the client's.  The developer had apparently become 
quite proficient at producing effective sites for that industry.

If the fallout of that unfortunate designer's situation is any 
indication, you are lucky they are raising the issue now!! It is a 
simple matter, I think, of deciding what exclusivity is worth and 
telling the client. It is reasonable for them to pay something -- a 
retainer, perhaps -- for the privilege.

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