Re: Problem with clients?

OOOO what fun!!

I'd suggest that the owner of the URL owns just that - the URL, not the 
site.  All the content belongs to the owner of the site.  Not necessarily 
the same entity.

So who owns the content?   You need to think about who paid you, or who 
commissioned you to do the work.  Or do YOU own the content because you kept 
ownership and gave them a license to use it?  (The method recommended by 
Ivan Hoffman on the HWG-Business list.)

I think you should take instructions from who owns the site, not who owns 
the URL.

Think of it another way.  Imagine a retail store in a mall.  The partners 
split, and one partner owns the name - Toys-R-Us  (lucky fella!!)  but the 
other partner pays the rent on the premises is the only name on the lease, 
and has bought and paid for all the stock inside.   Would you obey 
instructions from the owner of the name to back up a fleet of trucks and 
empty the premises?

I wouldn't.  But then, I'm not a lawyer, and I'm always getting into 
scrapes.  I'm interested as hell to see how this turns out!  Sounds like a 
grand barney's brewing here.


Cheers,
Mike Kear
AFP Web Development
Windsor, NSW, Australia
http://www.afp.zip.com.au




>From: "Don" <grizzlygraphics(at)mindspring.com>
>To: "hwg-techniques List" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
>Subject: Problem with clients?
>Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:41:06 -0500
>
>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
>Web-Sites, E-brochures, Newsletters & More
>
>
>
>
>

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