I used an online site this week and hired a freelancer for an Excel project. Upon completion it was sent to me, locked with a password on some VBA macros and objects.
I asked for and was given the password without issue but it got me thinking and wondering -
If someone is commissioned to complete a project, who owns it?
I guess (and i do mean guess), that would depend on what the contract laid out?
For instance, with many companies, whatever inventions/programs/etc an employee comes up with, belongs to that company, because that is what their contract says.
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Ford
A waste of time post from me earlier FDibbins.
I was referring specifically to sites like the one I used, upwork. I didn't think things were so formal with it. But it was actually just another "Doesn't read the fine print" moment.
I went back to the site and sure enough there was a contract, a fairly lengthy one at that.
And in a nutshell, on that site, the client has 100% ownership, as long as the freelancer has been paid in full.
Good to know. But shoulda looked before I asked!
Yup, it always pays to read the fine print, but Im happy you got this resolved for yourself
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