wrot= e: >=20 > I know this has been discussed many times before, but increasingly clients= expect/request all files from projects - including Illustrator, photoshop, s= tock footage and music, AfterFX, and 3ds MAX files. > =20 > Is this a trend? It has been happening also with clients that we are the a= gency of record with. I am uncomfortable giving away intellectual property f= or free and having some freelancer undercutting us using our files! > =20 > Thoughts? > =20 > =20 > =20 > Mike Powers > https://vimeo.com/mpowers >=20 > 3DBOXX W8920Processor 32.0 GB RAM=20 > Dual Xeon CPU E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Process= or(s) > Windows 10 Enterprise - 1734 > NVIDIA GTX TITAN Black RAM 6.0 GB Driver Version 471.35 > =20 > =20 --Apple-Mail-A016057E-2789-4F69-BF79-E93AFD962B9A Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Raw files are NOT part of deliverables= unless that was explicitly agreed upon in the contract up front by all part= ies involved.

This applies regardless of it being a company or an individua= l freelancer contracted for the work.

These are details that must be made c= lear at the beginning unfortunately though. Discussing these details after t= he fact presents very awkward situations like this that can and usually leav= e a bad taste in both parties mouths. Jeopardizing any future collaboration.=

Many clients have a misconception that any and all files related to the pr= ocess are theirs for the taking. That is incorrect. They must understand tha= t they are contracting a company or individual to produce a single FINAL pro= duct. If they want versions, they pay for that work. They want to archive? T= hen they can pay you to do so. Yes handing over those files will guarantee t= hat they will reuse them later and by a cheaper individual too. I see it hap= pen a lot.

If you are willing to give away your proprietary work, tools, or= unique techniques for free or even for compensation... that is something on= ly you can choose to do.

Good luck.

David Torno

818.391.6060

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<= span style=3D"font-size: 13pt;">-Charles Field

On= Jan 10, 2019, at 8:41 AM, Michael Powers <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I know this has been discussed many times before, but= increasingly clients expect/request all files from projects - including Ill= ustrator, photoshop, stock footage and music, AfterFX, and 3ds MAX files.

Is this a trend? It has been happening also with clie= nts that we are the agency of record with. I am uncomfortable giving away in= tellectual property for free and having some freelancer undercutting us usin= g our files!

Thoughts?

Mike Powers<= /span>
https://vimeo.com/mpowers

3DBOXX W8920Processor= 32.0 GB RAM = ;

Dual Xeon CPU E5-2670= 0 @ 2.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)=

Windows 10 Enterprise= - 1734

NVIDIA GTX TITAN Blac= k RAM 6.0 GB Driver Version 471.35<= o:p>

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