Intellectual Property Ownership and Assignment Check
Verify that you own what you built.
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[VERIFY] is an editorial flag, not a blank to fill. Wherever the prompt shows [VERIFY], check that item against a reliable source before you use it.
Help me verify who owns what was created for my business. This is an organizing aid, not legal advice. The work in question: [WORK_DESCRIPTION]. Who created it and under what arrangement (employee, freelancer, agency, volunteer, co-founder, open source contributor): [CREATORS_AND_ARRANGEMENTS]. Documents I have: [DOCUMENTS_I_HAVE]. Jurisdiction: [JURISDICTION]. Take each creator and each type of work through the tree: 1. Was it created by an employee within the scope of their job? If yes, the employer may own it by default in many places, but check the contract [VERIFY]. 2. Was it created by a freelancer, agency, or volunteer? If yes, ownership usually stays with the creator unless a written assignment exists [VERIFY]. Is there a signed assignment or license? If not, mark as GAP. 3. Does the agreement assign the rights, or only license them? Is the license exclusive, perpetual, transferable, and worldwide? 4. Does the work include third-party material (stock images, fonts, open source code, AI-generated content)? Check the licenses and their limits. 5. Were any moral rights waived, where relevant? Output a table: Asset | Creator | Basis of ownership | Evidence | Gap | Fix (assignment, license, re-creation). Then provide a short plain-language assignment clause template for discussion and the questions for an IP lawyer. Consider the text a draft for discussion, without any status as legal advice. Run it past a qualified lawyer or privacy specialist who works in [JURISDICTION] first.
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Asset | Creator | Basis | Evidence | Gap | Fix Logo | Freelance designer (2024) | Creator owns by default [VERIFY] | Email thread only | No signed assignment | Get a written assignment Website code | Employee Sam | Likely employer, scope of employment | Employment contract clause 7 | None | - Mobile app icons | Stock images | License | Standard license, no resale | License limits for merchandise | Check license Open-source library | Community | License MIT | Included notice | Notice missing | Add attribution file Assignment clause for discussion: "The Contractor assigns to the Company all rights in the deliverables upon payment in full..." (a draft for a lawyer to review). Questions for an IP lawyer: does the email chain create a license? What if the designer used AI tools?
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