Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in
news:AJadnUfHTpVboUnbnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com:

>
> You aren't going to get a "good guess" in this group. None of us are
> attorneys, and are not qualified to give legal advice.
>
> If she really wants to know, she needs to contact someone versed in
> copyright - not internet - law.

And it sounds like she's really going to need someone versed not only in
intellectual property law but nonprofit law as well. As Jerry has
highlighted, there appears to be a weird grey area with respect to work
performed as a volunteer.

My instinct is that it doesn't matter - she produced the site, she owns
it, but IANAL and I won't pretend to be one

> But what does she want out of this? Does she now want to go back and
> get paid for her work? I doubt it's going to happen - if she wins,
> they're more likely to fire her and find another volunteer to put up
> another web site.
>
> If she just wants to add it to her portfolio, she can do that since she
> designed the site, even if they do own the copyright. And as others
> have said, if she wants the advertising, work with them on a "Designed
> by xxx" tag on the site.

I haven't seen much of the OP's messages because I have Google Groups
blocked. All I've seen is whats been quoted during replies.

I have to say that the OP's friend is likely to end up on the losing end
of things, overall. She should just ask for a backlink and be happy with
it, lest she find herself losing her job and her backlink. The truth is,
in order to pursue anything legally she's going to have to pony up some
retainer money. I know what my lawyer would say: "STFU and take the back
link".




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