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Posted by Malcolm Dew-Jones on 11/16/01 11:30
el_roachmeister@yahoo.com wrote:
: Is it customary to charge a flat price for a script for a client?
If that's what you and they agree to ahead of time.
: What
: about fixing bugs, would I be responsible for that assuming the client
: has no knowledge of php?
If that's what you and they agree to ahead of time.
: Do I include it in the price or jusr charge a
: monthly maintenance fee?
What ever you feel is best for you while still being attractive to the
client so as to make the sale.
Many contracts have a 30 day bug fix period where bugs found within that
time need to be fixed (and they may have a hold back period where they
don't finish paying until after the 30 days is up.) If you sell something
then there may be a warrantee period by law.
: Also what about marketing the script to other
: potential clients. Is there anything illegal about doing that?
It depends on what the original agreement was.
-1- as the author, (assuming you didn't copy the code from elsewhere) then
you normally own the copyright and can sell copies or licenses to anyone
you choose.
-2- if you are an employee, or have produced the code under a contract,
then the terms of the contract are what matters, and the purchaser may own
the copyright.
! If you have no written contract then there may be an implied
contract, and you may or may not own the code !
: Do I
: need to reduce the price if I feel the script is something I can sell
: to other clients as well?
No, you do not need to, you can sell it for whatever you can get, to
anyone you like.
However, if the purchaser thinks you were producing something exclusively
for them then they may decide to sue you if you sell the code to someone
else. At that point you will be happy to have drawn up a contract ahead
of time that clearly defines who owns the code that you produced.
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