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Posted by Peter Fox on 11/16/54 11:29
Following on from 's message. . .
>Is it customary to charge a flat price for a script for a client? What
>about fixing bugs, would I be responsible for that assuming the client
>has no knowledge of php? Do I include it in the price or jusr charge a
>monthly maintenance fee? Also what about marketing the script to other
>potential clients. Is there anything illegal about doing that? Do I
>need to reduce the price if I feel the script is something I can sell
>to other clients as well?
>
IF you own the intellectual property then you can do what you like,
including :-
* one-off charge
* monthly charge
* usage charge
* charge when the full moon falls on a Friday
PLUS
* determine the terms of use (eg can client sell it on?)
* grant exclusive or non-exclusive use
BUT if you don't own the IP (in some jurisdictions being employed to
write something makes it the employer's property automatically in others
it doesn't) then you don't. [If you're contracting then put into the
contract that all IP remains with you until your bills are paid in
full.]
OTOH I'm a believer in (a) having a long-term relationship with a client
and (b) providing a /service/ (and getting paid on that basis - not on
say a rate per 100 lines of code delivered).
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PETER FOX Not the same since the bookshop idea was shelved
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