Who owns what on   website?

Did you know that April 26th is Intellectual Property Day?  I checked in Hallmark but couldn’t find any cards.  So as I can’t send a card, I thought I would do a blog entry.

Designers and software engineers have different approaches, it’s that left brain – right brain thing.  But we have one thing in common: what we produce is intangible, it exists in computer files, not the real world. The legal term for this is Intellectual Property (IP), and the rules for ownership of IP are different from real property.   

Before I go any more into this particular legal swamp I must point out that I am not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice.  If in doubt talk to a lawyer who specialises in IP work.

Who owns The IP for a website?  If the client paid for it, they must own it.  So the answer is easy, right? (more…)

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