The point is, if rejected concepts were not part of the contract in the face of the law, then how can the client transfer the rights to something they never had the rights to?
And now you totally lost me ! First of all if no contract was ever involved, then the designs belong to the person who created them, obviously. But if things were being done properly there was a contract signed between the designer and the client clearly stipulating what kind of rights were being granted to the client for…
So go ahead and set up a contract that states how the unlimited exploitation rights of the designs are being transferred back to you, get that approved and signed, and ... that's it really. Never crossed my mind that I could do that.
Well, why waste your time worrying about such vague hypotheticals ? You are still in contact with your client and you guys seem to be in good terms. So go ahead and set up a contract that states how the unlimited exploitation rights of the designs are being transferred back to you, get that approved and signed, and ...…