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Subject: Re: [AE] Contractors and Source files
From: Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com>
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:47:28 -0500
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Oh boy, this comes up a lot, and we just discussed it about a month ago.

I was in your situation once, and I contacted the Ae artist directly, =
and asked him nicely to give me his files, which he did.

I also got off with a warning on two potential traffic tickets two days =
ago for sincerely apologizing to the officer for making him get out of =
his car in the Texas summer heat.

Good luck.

PS.  This situation may be covered under "works for hire" in your =
jurisdiction, if saying "please" gets you nowhere.


On Jun 20, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Michael Kedor wrote:

> Hello Listers,
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> I have taken over a show for a team that has a contractor that has =
handled most of the graphics up to this point.=20
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> The idea is for me to complete the edit and graphics for the team. The =
original contractor has been paid in full, but does not want to release =
the source AE project files. This is kind of a big deal for me since if =
there are any tweaks, as surely there will be, I will have to recreate =
what this contractor did.
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> Without knowing the verbiage of the original contract, where does the =
ownership begin and end? What rights do the producers have to that =
source content? What tactics would you employ to charm the contractor =
into handing me his project files?
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> Thank you kindly for your response.
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> -Mike=20
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