[Hidden-tech] who owns a website?

[Rich Roth - Webmaster]

the answer is a function of the exact meanings of the details you added, 
see below ...

On 10/13/2011 1:12 PM, Margot Zalkind wrote:
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>
> IF a company wants to change website designers,
> who wons the rights to the website?
> IF it was done for payment
Done for payment is not sufficient unless it was done under an agreement 
that explicitly says it was 'work for hire',
(this is a legal term indicating the work was done so that the 
contractor owns all rights)
or the company has a license for use as described in the next section.

> and
> IF the company owns the copyright?
Copyright for what ?  just owning the copyright to the text is not 
sufficient, the ownership must include rights to designs and graphics,
and those rights must include the use beyond the current work site - 
typically this means either unlimited rights or non-exclusive non-resale
rights for the company's own use -- this is a more complex topic than 
can not be stated easily here.

> Can they change?
If all the above is properly satisfied - then yes

Note - I am not a lawyer, just has been dealing with these kind of 
issues in business for over 30 years.
> Thanks, M
>


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