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>This is a "work for hire" (magic phrase!). As soon as the client PAYS
>THEIR FINAL BILL, copyright transfers to them. (This way, if you don't get
>paid and you still want to go to court, you can sue them for copyright
>violation.)
In California this makes you an employee. The provision may not exist in
other states, since it was written to address a problem in the film industry.
The only time I've ever had trouble getting paid was last year when one
company went out of business owing me $4000. It sounds horrible, but its a
pretty small percentage of 20 years of consulting income. ...RM
Dr. Richard Mateosian Freelance Technical Writer srm -at- c2 -dot- org
Review Editor, IEEE Micro Vice President, STC Berkeley Chapter
