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From: Debbie Parker Wayne <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Client Report Copyright Ownership on Expert Connect
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:28:13 -0500
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LBoswell wrote on 4/9/2009 11:12 AM:
> ... How could you exercise your copyright
> rights without contradicting the privacy issues concerning the material that
> you collected to meet the requirements set out between you and your client?
>
By having the matter covered in your initial contract with client or by
negotiating the rights afterward. Some clients are very happy to allow
use of their family information in lectures and case studies. Some
aren't. That is why many contract clauses are negotiable.

In our /ProGen/ study group a couple of months ago we discussed
copyright. Most of us argued ethics trumps law every time. Not everyone
sees it that way. But you should not just assume the client will not
allow you to use their family information for teaching purposes and for
articles. Ask. Negotiate.

The BCG Application Guide states client permission to include a report
in your portfolio is required because the report normally includes
background information supplied by the client, not because the client
owns your report or owns the copyright to the report.

Regards, Debbie

Debbie Parker Wayne
Wayne Research -- http://debbiewayne.com/


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