Don,

I'm no lawyer, but it seems to me that you were working for the =
business.  Not only that...the domain name is actually no more than a =
kind of pointer for everyone else in the world to find them.  That is =
what the domain name owner owns...not the information on the hosting =
computers.  Since the ex-partner owns the business, and the girlfriend =
is paying for the hosting, the information on the host is theirs, and it =
should only be moved/discarded on their say so.

Now, if you feel like you're stuck, and you want to give your friend =
some advice, just tell him to find another host, and move the domain =
there.  The information on the old server will no longer be valid, but =
both parties have the parts that they own separated.

Brian A. Sayrs
Private Citizen:  still not a lawyer, and never will be.
This is free advice with a money back guarantee.  :)

-----Original Message-----
From:	Don [SMTP:grizzlygraphics(at)mindspring.com]
Sent:	Monday, February 14, 2000 5:41 PM
To:	hwg-techniques List
Subject:	Problem with clients?

I have a problem and wanted to get your opinions.  I have developed a
web-site for a customer/friend over the past several months.  I put a =
lot of
extra time into it and have given lots of free time and additional
links/submissions etc.

The problem is, that the business has split up ownership.  One of the
partners has retained the business, property, name and everything.  The
leaving partner has the .com address filed in his name through Network
Solutions and does not want to relinquish ownership of the URL.  Matter =
of
fact he asked me to dump all of the files from the server.  To compound =
the
problem His ex-partner girlfriend (you get the picture) is paying the
hosting fees.

Should I dump the files as requested by the registered owner of the URL  =
or
just ignore his request since his ex-partner is still paying the hosting
fees and owns the physical business?

Any suggestions welcome
Don Haller
Big Grizzly, Graphics & Web Solutions
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