Buidling a website for someone

[Kalmah]

I'm laying out my link tree for a website for a local business that I'm re-designing and started thinking that I would like to keep some of the pictures that the previous designer made.

The bottom of the page says copyright 2006. Designed by: xxxxxxxx

Does the business own the pictures or does the original designer?


Appreciate it.

 

[Illusio]

Would probably depend on the contract the business had with the designer. IANAL but I would guess it would be property of the business.

 

[paulney]

The owner of the website has the rights to all images, so no, you can't use them unless you purchase them yourself from the same stock source.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I highly doubt they would care...but the business should OWN them.

 

[Newbian]

Just use them and see if you get sent any lawsuit notices.

 

[aceO07]

copyright 2006 Technically it's only copyrighted for that year since they put in the year. However, it doesn't mean they won't fight you if they wanted.

 

[Kalmah]

Hmmm.. I'll have to ask him about it after I meet him tomorrow. He probably wont know though since he just recently bought the business from somebody else. He's most likely had no contact with the original developer.