Re: FLASH: Copyright - a bit long. Was: who owns the fla?

[Karin Christensen]

Hi Rob and all of the others who responded.

The answers have been helpful.

The case that has come up points out some interesting details in

particular.  In short, a scientific society wanted to add the science

site that I did to their on-line library.  I and the client assumed

they were simply going to provide a link to it.  Unknown to me, a few

weeks ago they asked the client for the files.  He sent them the

swf's.  Now they are complaining that the files are write protected so

they can't edit in their title and names.  They asked him for the

unprotected files.  I stepped in and  kindly told them they could not

have the unprotected files, and that if they needed the files adapted

I will consider it.  This is the second time that I have run into

people who think they can just take another's work and use it any way

they want.

The web has created a very interesting field of who owns what.  Would

it be proper to add a visual "all rights reserved" or copyright on all

Flash movies?

Karin Christensen




>A creation in Flash would be governed the same as any other creative

work, whether it's programming or 'art.' The copyright to a work

occurs automatically at the moment of creation, and it belongs to the

creator. The rights are yours unless you specifically and explicitly

agree otherwise.





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