I understand that you may be trying to start a company and build a website on a shoe string budget.
You may think that you are saving money by hiring an individual or a small Web design shop to create your website.
You may think that you are getting a real deal because the individual or tiny shop happens to be highly creative and truly talented.
You may think that you are saving money by not having an IP attorney review the contract, if any.
You may think that you own the website design and logo that you paid to have designed. Your Web designer may even tell you that you do.
You may think that the contract that the Web designer gives you really assigns the copyright to you because it vaguely talks about ownership and copyrights in the same paragraph.
You may think that your Web designer will understand copyright law and not rip off other sites and put infringing material on your site.
YOU MAY BE VERY, VERY WRONG!
Author: Jill Hubbard Bowman
Source: IP Law for Startups
Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Leadership
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