I am having trouble getting my clips or assets of my work at one of the studios that I worked for. What is the best way to handle this. I know since I created the work I still retain my copyrights. What is the best way to get a copy of my work? They are not very cooperative with my request. What do you guys do to get…
"I know since I created the work I still retain my copyrights" If you are in the US, chances are pretty good that this is not correct. I don't know how the law works in other places, but in the US, if you create work for a company, the work is owned entirely by the company unless you have a contract stating otherwise.
Like with Nightmare before Christmas. Burton did the first sketches at work, and so Disney owned the designs. Worked out better for him though, it made funding and distributing it easier.
Absolutely, even beyond that, ask them about this during your interview, or your first day on the job. If they have some funky wording in the contract that would prohibit this(as can be the case sometimes) this is really your only chance to get a revised contract. Most places will let *artists* show off their work, that…
This isn't only in the us, mind. Actually, how would that even work? If this were the case, they'd have to pay you royalties per copy they sold, and ask for your permission to reproduce it in promotional items like screenshots or box-art or whatever else they think of. Read your contract before you sign it, seriously. On…
Only repeating the above. It belongs to the company. You're the one not cooperating with them. When the product is released, or perhaps soon before, you may ask to post some screenshots of work you've done.
Yeah if you are in the US you own the rights to nothing.... At many companies if you even created personal work on their machines then technically they own that as well. A lot of companies will not enforce that strict of rules however some may. Just something to keep in mind!