Legal Question in Business Law in New York
A website
My friend owned a store, to help my friend out I decided to create a website for the store. I brought the domain and created a site. My friend recently sold the place and informed the new owner that there is a website for the store. I was thinking that I would work on the site for the new owner. That did not happen. The new owner was given my number.When I spoke to the new owner, they told me I need to turn over the site to them because they are the new owners to this store and this site goes along with it. I asked my friend if the website was part of the sale, I am told no. The new owner began to demand the access to the website, the passwords, because it is now theirs. I refused because I felt they were trying to bully me and I would only do it if there was something in writing. The new owner then told me that they can just download the entire site and upload it using the same webhost but a similiar domain name. I contacted the webhost and informed them of this, the webhosting company told me as long as the pay the monthly fee, they can do whatever they want. I don't feel this is right because I put alot of work into this. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: A website
You might -- MIGHT -- have a case against the new owner for copyright infringement if they copy your website. Your remedies could be significant IF you and the former owner jumped through the proper hoops.
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Re: A website
You may very well have some claims if they use your work without your permission. I would need additional information in order to go over your potential rights. Please feel free to contact my office if we may be of any assistance.
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