Legal Question in Business Law in California

I started a small business last year by my self and had a friend that I wanted to utilize her services a few months ago to help me with getting my vision of a logo and some of the other images in tangible form. At the time we agreed that payment wasn't needed and she would get paid as money came in for some of the items created. In the midst of this my business held an event that she assisted with. We had agreed that I would be giving her half of the proceeds from the event as payment. Recently there was a falling.out that I decided that trust was an issue, and I could not longer work with her. Business materials that she assisted with, am I able to still use?


Asked on 4/23/14, 3:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

The issues here may turn out to be more complex than just a question of ownership of the business materials. However, this will probably boil down to a matter of (a) you own the materials she produced for the business, and (b) you owe her compensation according to the terms of your earlier agreement.

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Answered on 4/23/14, 6:20 pm


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