The ExpressionEngine add-on marketplace, Devot:ee has implemented a pricing option for add-on developers that I believe will change the commercial add-on industry for the better (not just for ExpressionEngine). That option is what they call “timed downloads.”
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The term “Work for Hire” is a often a misunderstood one. Most clients (and some freelancers) think that Work for Hire means that if someone is pays another person for a design, photograph, or website they “own” the rights to it. According to US Copyright Law, the reality of ownership is a little more complicated.