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Old 08-24-2005, 02:30 PM  
Fatbat
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"ofcuz u get psds u paid for em"

"i always give the PSD's...you bought them, they are yours IMHO"

No, and no. You guys are talking out your ass. As others here have pointed out, unless there was an agreement in place to have the original working files signed over with rights, all that was purchased was gifs, jpgs, and some html.

TGF also makes a good point in that you shouldn't get the fonts when you get the PSDs. The designer has no right to redistribute them if he has legal copies. While that doesn't stop a lot of people, including myself sometimes, if you don't want to break copyright laws then the buyer should be purchasing his own font files from the foundry.

If you would like to know more about the legal ins and outs of the design industry, pick up a copy of the Graphic Artists Guild Handbook, Pricing and Ethical Guidelines (http://www.gag.org/). It will show you that you that the artist has all the rights unless you get them specifically signed over in contractual form.
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