On Star Date 08 Oct 96 Nanci Richards opened a channel DICK ROEBELT...
 NR> Ok, here is my question...I have a small-home based business and I do
 NR> graphic designing.  A radio station in my area contacted me about
 NR> designing a bumper sticker...for a summer promtional kick-off, I asked
 NR> if this was going to be used for other than the bumper sticker and
 NR> they said no....they paid me my design fee, and I might add my Logo
 NR> fees are much higher...Next thing I knew my design was plastered on
 NR> the side of their Van with another company given the credit for the
 NR> design....I talked with the owner of the Radio Station and he flat out
 NR> told me that there never was going to be any bumper stickers and I was
 NR> just out of luck because they paid me for my design...in my eyes they
 NR> are leasing my design...they do not own it...so I now have a lawyer
 NR> who had drawn up a design-art contract for my future clients...My
 NR> lawyer said it would be a waste of my money to take legal
YOU can sue in small claims court, and if you make it known loudly
enough publicly that you ARE sueing them for breech of contract and
copyright infringement, the BAD publicity might get you a fair
settlement.  Remember, they absolutley DEPEND on a good public image,
and you will get some added exposure as well!
 NR> action....but I am still mad and hurt..can I still claim the design as
 NR> mine and use it in my portfolio's for future reference? Thanks for
 NR> your time!
Unless you relinguished your copyright, I would think you ARE the sole
owner of that design and can use it as you choose, especially since you
were not paid for it as it is presently used.  I'm not a lawyer, but I
am a fair minded person (there is a difference!) so you should seek a
SECOND opinion!
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