Communigate Pro AE-List@media-motion.tv Message 49736

Have you spoken to the AE guy yet? If not, do so. I was just in the same position as your AE guy just this week. I was prepared to release the source files for a fee, as is to be expected. The person who needed the files called me earlier and agreed the handover fee. He also offered me the related work. It may be as simple as this.

On 20 June 2013 18:47, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

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,
>
> I have taken over a show for a team that has a contractor that has handled most of the graphics up to this point.
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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?
>
> Thank you kindly for your response.
>
> -Mike
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