[Hidden-tech] who owns a website?

[Bob O'Haver]

The copyright goes to the writer of the content, unless there is a  
written contract with that writer to sell you the rights.

If you paid a designer for work then you own that work.  One thing to  
watch out for:  Some people in the business register the domain under  
their own name and that make them the legal owner of the domain.   
Check the Who's Who domain to find out how yours is registered. (just  
search who's who domain and you will find a site to look this up) They  
are the legal owner of the site.

As for the programming while you might have paid someone to do that  
programming it is common practice to use code that you have written  
for something else in a site you might be working on now.

But we have always set our sites up to be able to move them to a new  
hosting company if  the need arises.

It is really the only ethical way.    To gaurd against this you can  
always have the designer or web master back up the site and give it to  
you on CD.  Then now matter what happens you are covered.

Call us if you need help.
Bob O'Haver
GraymatterHost.com




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On Oct 13, 2011, at 1:12 PM, Margot Zalkind wrote:

>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's  
> area.
>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
> IF a company wants to change website designers,
>
> who wons the rights to the website?
> IF it was done for payment
> and
> IF the company owns the copyright?
>
> Can they change?
> Thanks, M
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